Penn State Business Brigade to Panama March 2014


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Volunteer Activity Description

Start Date: Mar 9, 2014 12:00 AM
End Date: Mar 15, 2014 12:00 AM

Penn State 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!

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Boyoung Kim

Passionate about: Traveling

Celeste Ou

Passionate about: Helping others, traveling

Chris Parker

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Jasmine Tot

Passionate about: the arts, lending a helping hand, international business
Boyoung Kim donated $550 4055 days ago
Nancy Amador donated $0 4062 days ago
William Ferguson donated $276 4064 days ago
William Ferguson donated $450 4064 days ago
Miras Katenov donated $725 4068 days ago

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