Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 3, 2009

This weekend, I made my first educational microloan, to Claudia Belén García Royz of Nicaragua, who is studying to be an industrial engineer. Every student so far that has posted a loan need has had willing lenders snap up the offering quickly (in under 30 hours over the weekend). Outside the U.S., educational loans are not so common.

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AUGUST 28, 2008

Students Flock to Microfinance to Learn Real World Skills - NAM: "PALO ALTO, Calif. Idealistic students who wanted to give back to their community used to volunteer with food drives, homeless shelters or community centers. Charity was once very localized.

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APRIL 15, 2009

Wellesley College student, Catlin Powers , is the co-founder of One Earth Designs. Lori Hanna is one of four college students from the University of Dayton who founded Salud del Sol. Lori Hanna is one of four college students from the University of Dayton who founded Salud del Sol. and business skills.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 24, 2007

So I went to Nicaragua and spent a summer working on some farms, this was in 1982, Nicaragua was in the midst of a revolution in which they were giving land to the poor, and helping poor people organize co-operatives as a way of building a community framework for development and for sustainability.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 4, 2007

Witness for Peace has a blog for their team in Mexico and for their team in Nicaragua to report back on their work there. Urban Sprouts Executive Director, Abby Jaramillo, brought her laptop to one meeting with a funder and showed them the positive comments written on a post by teachers and students who were being served by the program.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua. The Alliance for Climate Education’s mission is to educate high school students on the science behind climate change and inspire them to take action to curb global warming.

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