Mason Hood

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May 2012 Business Brigade
  1. Affiliated Organization: Global Brigades USA
  2. Program: Business Brigades
  3. Chapter: Business Brigades at Miami University of Ohio
End Date: May 13, 2012 09:59 PM
Volunteer Activity Message

MU volunteers will spend 6 days in a rural community in Panama 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

Mason L Hood donated $232

Apr 20, 2012 04:49 PM

Sarah Wilkinson donated $10

Apr 20, 2012 03:01 PM

Mason L Hood donated $64

Apr 20, 2012 02:42 PM

Catherine E DAttilio donated $20

Saying "Good Luck Mason! You are such a wonderful role model, a remarkable young man!♥
~~Mrs. "D" "

Apr 19, 2012 11:31 PM

Andrew Breland donated $25

Saying "Good Luck Mason!"

Apr 19, 2012 08:12 PM

Anonymous donated $20

Apr 17, 2012 08:13 PM

Jill Jepson kelechi donated $20

Saying "I typically do not donate due to the number of requests I receive for a variety of organizations. I have always been impressed by the amount of effort you have placed on your education and time to others. One thing which is my mission is to hel"

Apr 17, 2012 07:52 AM

Anonymous donated $20

Saying "Good Luck Mason!"

Apr 16, 2012 09:06 PM

Dwight Hu donated $10

Apr 16, 2012 08:07 PM

Lucas S Hall donated $30

Apr 16, 2012 06:01 PM

Akash Umakantha donated $15

Apr 15, 2012 09:28 PM

Mason L Hood donated $30

Apr 15, 2012 05:32 PM

Edward G Roehm Jr donated $25

Apr 12, 2012 08:28 PM

Lucas S Hall donated $17

Apr 09, 2012 09:14 PM

Alex Hanavan donated $5

Saying "Good luck Mason! Do work."

Apr 08, 2012 05:34 PM

Sophia H Li donated $3

Saying "Good luck! "

Apr 08, 2012 05:05 PM

Mason L Hood donated $450

Apr 08, 2012 04:47 PM

Sue W Back donated $25

Apr 07, 2012 03:32 PM

Heidi Yang donated $5

Apr 03, 2012 11:46 PM

Dana Sand donated $15

Saying "(:"

Apr 03, 2012 04:21 PM

Anonymous donated $5

Apr 03, 2012 03:24 PM

Anonymous donated $75

Mar 28, 2012 03:36 PM

Mason L Hood donated $250

Mar 12, 2012 06:33 PM

Edwin L Hood donated $50

Saying "Have a fun & educational trip.

Grandma & Grandpa Hood"

Feb 28, 2012 08:56 AM
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