Camille Petersen

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Jan 14	Volunteer Activity: Columbia University Business Brigade January 2014

Columbia University Business Brigade January 2014

End Date: Jan 20, 2014 12:00 AM

Volunteer Activity Message

Columbia volunteers will spend 7 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

Anonymous donated $439

Dec 21, 2013 01:12 PM

Anonymous donated $450

Nov 30, 2013 01:09 PM

Allison Liegner donated $10

Saying "happy bday!"

Nov 19, 2013 03:41 PM

Kevin Rentko donated $100

Nov 16, 2013 11:16 AM

Dominica Donnal donated $25

Nov 10, 2013 05:09 PM

Bridget Zakrzewski donated $50

Nov 05, 2013 10:29 PM

Dominica Donnal donated $20

Nov 05, 2013 03:35 PM

Anonymous donated $19

Nov 04, 2013 01:52 PM

Robert Heitsenrether donated $100

Saying "Good luck!! The Heitsenrether Family"

Oct 29, 2013 10:43 AM

sue vanleeuwen donated $50

Saying "Have fun, be careful, enjoy the coffee!"

Oct 11, 2013 08:47 PM

susan liegner donated $25

Oct 06, 2013 09:30 PM

Moira McAuliffe donated $20

Oct 04, 2013 02:40 PM

Camille Petersen donated $95

Oct 03, 2013 10:24 PM

Heidi Griffee donated $20

Saying "All my best for a safe successful trip!"

Sep 30, 2013 10:41 AM

Henna Sharif donated $55

Saying "We are so supportive of your efforts to help others and love the assistance to microenterprises Tariq & Henna Sharif"

Sep 30, 2013 07:38 AM

Jeanette Turner donated $50

Saying "Camille, you are truly amazing, good luck with all your endeavors and come back to CSK soon, love Jeanette"

Sep 26, 2013 04:02 PM

Zeenat Sharif donated $15

Sep 25, 2013 04:10 PM

Rima Parikh donated $15

Saying "Camille, I'm super excited for you! I hope you have a kickass experience. As always, YOMO it up---except this time, you won't have to be an ignant tourist...so YOPO? Either way, keep shitting on inequality. Jesus, I'm eloquent. Anyway, yeah.

love you/miss you,

Rima"

Sep 25, 2013 02:26 PM

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