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Dear Wenjin Yuan,
do You know www.kiva.org? Kiva lets people all over the world lend money to microfinance-organizations. Its internetbased and to become official fieldpartner PARD might be
*Serve at least 1,000 borrowers with microfinance services
*Have a history (at least 2-3 years) of lending to poor, excluded, and/or vulnerable people for the purpose of alleviating poverty or reducing vulnerability
*Be registered as a legal entity in their country of operation
*Have at least 1 year of financial audits
Starting your own Micro-Savings Program or make use of one like KIVA http://www.kiva.org ? Sorry, I am late into the game here but that is my question. Why not become self-supporting and decline outside contributions - then each member putting into Micro-Fund has like shares and gets interest in or out of the Program. Its a weak outline but that is my contribution - instead of always looking for a handout from others - pool your resources and become accountable ...
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Jennie