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March 2012 UCLA Business Brigade
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Business Brigades
  3. Chapter: Business Brigades at UCLA
End Date: Mar 31, 2012 09:59 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

UCLA volunteers will spend 8 days in a rural community in Panama to help provide solutions to the community’s economic needs. The target beneficiaries have been previously excluded from formal financial institutions & therefore lacked access to savings and credit opportunities. Beneficiaries tend to have a low level of income, lack of collateral, & low level of education. During the brigade, volunteers divide into small groups to conduct household visits in which they get to know the family, assess each household’s level of financial competency and entrepreneurial aspirations. After the assessments the volunteers provide educational and technical assistance in the form of workshops. Topics range from personal finance to basic accounting and business planning. Additionally, volunteers invest in the community savings and loan (S&L) cooperative by providing seed capital. In turn, the seed capital provides loans to a small business to either expand current operations or pursue a new entrepreneurial opportunity. Working side-by-side with community members affords volunteers the opportunity for cultural exchange, micro-finance, and consulting experience. The households benefit by learning personal financial and business skills and gain access to credit and savings opportunities. Community businesses benefit from the consulting and loans. The community benefits because the profits earned by the S&L stay in the community to be used by the community!

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

Anonymous donated $10

Mar 16, 2012 12:56 AM

Anonymous donated $10

Mar 15, 2012 08:22 PM

Chien Lin Chu donated $30

Mar 14, 2012 01:48 PM

Albert Tung donated $200

Saying "Good luck Julia!"

Mar 14, 2012 11:29 AM

Sun E Kim donated $20

Saying "Hope God shows you much of His heart for Justice :]"

Mar 13, 2012 10:22 PM

Chien Lin Chu donated $20

Mar 13, 2012 10:20 PM

Anonymous donated $60

Mar 11, 2012 05:21 AM

Albert Tung donated $150

Saying "Julia, I'm proud of you. I'll be praying for your safety and that God will be able to open your eyes and empower you. Best of luck!"

Mar 10, 2012 02:57 PM

Janet Ting-Hsuan Chen donated $5

Saying "Great cause, guys!"

Mar 06, 2012 02:18 PM

Esther Chien donated $15

Mar 02, 2012 12:56 PM

Erin Lin donated $20

Saying "good luck!! =]"

Mar 01, 2012 08:12 PM

Chien Lin Chu donated $5

Feb 29, 2012 10:49 PM

Timothy W Lin donated $10

Feb 26, 2012 01:12 PM

Anonymous donated $40

Feb 26, 2012 12:50 AM

Anonymous donated $20

Feb 25, 2012 11:07 PM

Anonymous donated $15

Feb 25, 2012 05:56 PM

Dennis Ho donated $5

Saying "Yay! Keep it up! :)"

Feb 25, 2012 04:13 PM

Zongwei Li donated $40

Feb 25, 2012 02:31 PM

Chien Lin Chu donated $15

Saying "did it again cuz feel the needs to make it to 900 =) - jim"

Feb 25, 2012 12:34 PM

Ya‐Ching Hsu donated $25

Feb 25, 2012 02:36 AM

Chien Lin Chu donated $30

Saying "hope that help- Jim"

Feb 25, 2012 02:11 AM

Rebecca S. Pan donated $10

Saying "You are so amazing! :)"

Feb 24, 2012 10:14 PM

Julia Chen donated $570

Feb 15, 2012 04:15 PM

Julia Chen donated $250

Feb 01, 2012 01:04 AM
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