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May 02	Volunteer Activity: U of Calgary Business Brigade May 2014 Honduras

U of Calgary Business Brigade May 2014 Honduras

End Date: May 08, 2014 12:00 AM

Volunteer Activity Message

Business Brigade volunteers will participate in a 7 day brigade, assisting a rural community in Honduras 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

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $-40

Saying "Transfer to CHW"

May 06, 2014 11:39 AM

Mukesh Chitroda donated $40

Apr 25, 2014 08:57 PM

Jasmine Chitroda donated $439

Apr 22, 2014 08:07 PM

Anonymous donated $20

Apr 01, 2014 09:07 PM

Anonymous donated $10

Apr 01, 2014 07:48 PM

Anonymous donated $30

Mar 31, 2014 10:34 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $15

Saying "Transfer from Brian Bickerton"

Mar 28, 2014 12:41 PM

Jessica Babineau donated $20

Mar 27, 2014 06:23 PM

Naveenaa Saravana Kumar donated $5

Saying "HAVE SO MUCH FUN <3"

Mar 22, 2014 05:47 PM

Anonymous donated $140

Mar 21, 2014 10:35 AM

Kalpa Chitroda donated $100

Mar 18, 2014 07:51 PM

Praveen Mahendra donated $20

Mar 11, 2014 12:32 PM

Amar Deshwar donated $10

Mar 11, 2014 12:28 PM

Anonymous donated $50

Mar 10, 2014 05:10 PM

Meagan Cojocar donated $40

Mar 03, 2014 09:47 AM

[Org. Admin] Nancy Amador donated $28

Saying "Transfer from Zach Huisman and Maria Wells"

Feb 27, 2014 02:28 PM

Jarett Henry donated $40

Saying "Couldn't go to a better person!"

Feb 24, 2014 08:10 PM

Anonymous donated $100

Feb 23, 2014 10:10 PM

Jessica Ng donated $5

Feb 23, 2014 05:03 PM

Jasmine Chitroda donated $20

Jan 06, 2014 05:45 PM

Jasmine Chitroda donated $250

Nov 15, 2013 11:20 AM

$1,341.79

of $1,380.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal

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Thank you for your support!

of 20

volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal