Recently I presented at the Chicago Microfinance Summit (see LiveBlog: Chicago Microfinance Conference). In all sessions I attended, the topics centered on investors and profitability. Strikingly absent were the clients. It was at that moment that I decided, “If this is microfinance, I want out.” When Muhammad Yunus began his pioneering work in microfinance...
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Five Innovative Products Changing the World
While microfinance is enabling the poor to lift themselves out of poverty, there are so many other needs—such as eye care, information and clean water—that keep individuals from flourishing in the workplace and at home. For example, on my first trip to India, I entered the slum of a woman weaving bracelets for her...
Why I Decided to Blog
While I’m so thankful for the incredible team at Zondervan that helped publish The Poor Will Be Glad, by the time I finished writing, rewriting, editing, and going to press, I had forgotten what the book was about. It was almost two years from when I wrote content to when it was published. So...