Microfinance net claims lives in Andhra Pradesh

The debt-ridden families are further hit by suicides of their members due to inability to repay loans.

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Imran Khan Foundation Launches Micro-finance Program in Nowshera

This documentary is about the launch of Imran Khan Foundation’s micro-finance program in Nowshera. The aim of this program is to provide Qarz-a-Hasna to the flood affectees of Nowshera. The video shows how the organization is helping needy Pakistanis effortlessly who were devastated by the 2010 floods.

Microfinance expositions in the maritime regions of Fiji

Micro-finance expositions held in the maritime regions of Fiji

Cultural Changemakers

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NDTV ground report: Microfinance sector in Andhra Pradesh

NDTV takes a look at how the microfinance industry has been literally brought to its knees after the draconian ordinance passed by the Andhra Pradesh government last October. A petition to bring in a stay on the ordinance has been filed by SKS Microfinance but will the government budge remains to be seen.

No question of insolvency: SKS Microfinance chief

In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Vikram Akula, executive chairman of SKS Microfinance said despite the company reporting a net loss of Rs 70 crore for Q4, there is no question of insolvency as it has strong networths. He adds that disbursement in Andhra Pradesh in second half of last fiscal has virtually been nil.

Why microfinance story has gone horribly wrong?

The sheen is wearing off fast for the country’s microfinance firms. The story, which started off well with the purpose to achieve poverty alleviation, has now gone horribly wrong. The key to the failure of micro credit stories seems to be the unrestrained selling of cheap credit to poor people, often without proper checks and balances.

GLOBAL 3000 | Social Entrepreneur Peru: Albina Ruiz and the Ciudad Saludable

Hardworking Waste Workers — A Peruvian Woman Turns Workers Into Small-Scale Entrepreneurs Pucallpa is a fast-growing city in the Amazon region of Peru. A few years ago, the city was in danger of drowning in garbage because, like many other cities in the world, it had no organized waste disposal system. Thanks to Albina Ruiz, that has changed. She founded the recycling company “Ciudad Saludable”, which means “Healthy City”, and has turned the waste problem into an entrepreneurial success story. The garbage collectors are not employees, but partners in “Ciudad Saludable”. They feel responsible and fulfill an important task for the community. For her work, Albina Ruiz has been honored by the Schwab Foundation. Ciudad Saludable is now so successful that more and more cities in Peru and neighboring countries want to adopt it as a model.

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