Mary Joseph

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Columbia University Business Brigade January 2015 Panama
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Business Brigades
  3. Chapter: Business Brigades at Columbia University
End Date: Jan 16, 2015 11:00 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

Columbia volunteers will spend 7 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

Mary Joseph donated $215

Dec 31, 2014 05:22 PM

Anonymous donated $10

Dec 26, 2014 09:26 PM

Anamaria Beard donated $50

Dec 14, 2014 12:07 PM

Neil Odessky donated $5

Saying "Thankful for your presence!"

Nov 27, 2014 04:19 PM

Parsa Erfani donated $3

Nov 24, 2014 11:51 PM

Amna Pervez donated $10

Nov 23, 2014 09:30 PM

Saskia Sassenvanelsloo donated $200

Nov 23, 2014 09:17 PM

Mary Joseph donated $22

Nov 21, 2014 10:17 PM

Mary Joseph donated $22

Nov 21, 2014 08:49 PM

Anonymous donated $2

Nov 21, 2014 01:59 PM

Emma C Tuzinkiewicz donated $10

Saying "Wonderful work, Mary!"

Nov 21, 2014 12:14 PM

Michael Li donated $10

Nov 21, 2014 11:54 AM

Mary Joseph donated $2

Nov 21, 2014 09:15 AM

Karen Montero donated $5

Nov 21, 2014 09:13 AM

Brian Wu donated $20

Saying "Good luck :)"

Nov 21, 2014 09:08 AM

Sarah W Rappoport donated $50

Nov 21, 2014 08:51 AM

Mary Joseph donated $2

Nov 21, 2014 08:44 AM

Mary Joseph donated $400

Nov 21, 2014 08:05 AM

Peter Kim donated $5

Saying "proceeds from Global Gala Date Auction"

Nov 16, 2014 05:16 PM

Anonymous donated $50

Nov 14, 2014 05:36 PM

Mary Joseph donated $70

Nov 12, 2014 11:55 PM

Debra Heinrich donated $40

Nov 07, 2014 01:46 PM

Chris Hue donated $20

Nov 02, 2014 01:37 AM

David S Marshall donated $10

Oct 20, 2014 10:01 AM

Benjamin Kornick donated $10

Oct 18, 2014 10:41 AM

Mary Joseph donated $200

Oct 11, 2014 07:20 AM

Mary Joseph donated $50

Oct 06, 2014 12:00 AM
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