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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

In two years she has hired eight full-time employees, secured lucrative government contracts, and is able to support seven households besides her own in Amman. Likelesh Gebru, Ethiopia. The Microfund For Women helped transform Nadya Felah from a janitor into a successful businesswoman.

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“It’s hard to convey the impact seeing the work in person has on people” – Charity: Water’s Scott Harrison on Making a Difference

Hunter Walker

It’s still early days, but we launched a program called “ Pipeline ” and have now deployed 1,000 remote sensors in Ethiopia which are giving us not only functionality reports, but telling us exactly how many liters of clean water are flowing every day. Imagine installing them on every single well in Ethiopia. Or Uganda for example.

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“It’s hard to convey the impact seeing the work in person has on people” – Charity: Water’s Scott Harrison on Making a Difference

Hunter Walker

It’s still early days, but we launched a program called “ Pipeline ” and have now deployed 1,000 remote sensors in Ethiopia which are giving us not only functionality reports, but telling us exactly how many liters of clean water are flowing every day. Imagine installing them on every single well in Ethiopia. Or Uganda for example.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

From employees to customers to investors, and entrepreneur has countless stakeholders depending on them at all times. Owning my own business allows me to make decisions that best suit the community while taking my own needs into consideration. In my transition from employee to entrepreneur, I had to learn what fulfills me (e.g.,

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Single-serve espresso revolution industry change

Eric Friedman

A coffee break in the United States and elsewhere is a short mid-morning rest period granted to employees in business and industry. Couple on a coffee break Coffee, regarded as a Muslim drink, was prohibited by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians until as late as 1889; it is now considered a national drink of Ethiopia for people of all faiths.

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Easy steps to make your espresso coffee taste great

Eric Friedman

A coffee break in the United States and elsewhere is a short mid-morning rest period granted to employees in business and industry. Couple on a coffee break Coffee, regarded as a Muslim drink, was prohibited by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians until as late as 1889; it is now considered a national drink of Ethiopia for people of all faiths.

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Discover these coffee wet mill makeovers on the cheap

Eric Friedman

A coffee break in the United States and elsewhere is a short mid-morning rest period granted to employees in business and industry. Couple on a coffee break Coffee, regarded as a Muslim drink, was prohibited by Ethiopian Orthodox Christians until as late as 1889; it is now considered a national drink of Ethiopia for people of all faiths.