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May 11	Volunteer Activity: Boston University Business Brigade May 2015 Panama

Boston University Business Brigade May 2015 Panama

End Date: May 17, 2015 12:00 AM

Volunteer Activity Message

Global Brigades offers 7 day Business Brigades in Panama throughout the year. Business Brigades volunteers empowers rural communities in Panama, without access to financial services and business guidance, by providing micro-enterprise counseling, financial planning assistance and strategic investment. During the brigade, volunteers divide into small groups to conduct client visits in which they get to know the client, assess each client’s level of financial competency, entrepreneurial aspirations, and/or business knowledge. Volunteers then provide educational and capacity building assistance in the form of workshops. Topics range from personal finance to basic accounting and business planning.

Additionally, volunteers invest in the community bank 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 clients benefit by learning personal financial and business skills and gain access to credit and savings opportunities. Community businesses benefit from the counseling and better access to credit. The community benefits because the profits earned by the community bank stay in the community to be used by the community! Between brigades our in-country team maintains relationships with the community bank and borrowers to provide follow-up and measure outcomes.

Volunteer Goals

Program Goal: $0.00 / Airfare Goal: $0.00

[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $44

Saying "Ch 45270 Merck Foundation
"

Jul 07, 2015 10:39 AM

[Org. Admin] Erika Amador donated $94

Saying "Ch 80616 Johnson & Johnson
"

Apr 30, 2015 07:36 AM

Anonymous donated $357

Apr 06, 2015 09:49 AM

Rupal Patel donated $75

Apr 05, 2015 08:38 AM

Trilok Parekh donated $50

Saying "Good work."

Apr 02, 2015 02:35 PM

Sangita Patel donated $50

Saying "NUPUOR have a nice trip and send me some pictures! Good luck with your School. "

Mar 16, 2015 07:10 PM

Anonymous donated $250

Mar 15, 2015 06:51 AM

Bela Oza donated $50

Mar 06, 2015 10:07 AM

Anonymous donated $115

Mar 04, 2015 09:58 AM

Kamal patel donated $200

Saying "Wishing you all the best in your goal and achievement of such a good cause"

Feb 28, 2015 04:10 AM

Divya amin donated $50

Feb 11, 2015 07:18 AM

Renu Vora donated $50

Saying "Enjoy the experience at Panama."

Jan 27, 2015 07:57 AM

smita palejwala donated $25

Jan 26, 2015 02:40 PM

Nayanesh Shah donated $100

Jan 20, 2015 01:51 PM

Anonymous donated $125

Jan 19, 2015 06:47 AM

Anonymous donated $25

Jan 18, 2015 01:41 PM

Nupuor J Patel donated $60

Jan 18, 2015 01:37 PM

Sushma Patel donated $50

Jan 13, 2015 02:10 PM

$1,770.05

of $1,632.00

in donations needed to reach the Initiative Goal

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volunteers needed to reach the Initiative Goal