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Students Flock to Microfinance to Learn Real World Skills - NAM

AFP Blog

. – Idealistic students who wanted to give back to their community used to volunteer with food drives, homeless shelters or community centers. Now, a co-ed can go online and donate to a poor entrepreneur in Nicaragua with the click of a mouse.The Internet has spiked awareness of. Charity was once very localized.

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Fair Trade Certified: An Interview with Paul Rice of TransFair USA

Have Fun - Do Good

I think there is now lots of evidence to suggest that American consumers are increasingly aware of the world's problems. They're aware that poverty around the world is not diminishing, they're aware that environment degradation is a looming problem. So, this community got organized. Climate change is on people's minds.