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Worlds of contrast at Fundacion Paraguaya
Though Fundación Paraguaya has arranged for me to work on financial and market analyses of the microfinance program’s women’s committees, I still haven’t started that project four days into my pasaje....
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A Practical Lesson in Microfranchising
Lucia, who runs Fundación Paraguaya’s microfranchise program, agreed to tell me all about it, and how it interfaces with their microfinance program, this afternoon—as long as I joined her in the...
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Saving starts young
Why is it a good idea to save? What can we do with money that we save? What else can we save besides money? These are the questions that a Fundación Paraguaya loan officer asks her clients when she...
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Meet Diana Bernal
The woman in front of the ice cream shop looks slight and shy, but she strides up to greet me with a handshake as I step out of her loan officer’s car, announcing, “Hi, I’m Diana, and I’m the secretary...
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Juana, age 74, eco-entreprenuer
Pineapples, carrots, tomatoes, fresh-shelled beans—their wares are spread on two cloth-covered tables in front of the municipal building of Obligado, a large town about twenty miles northeast of...
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What does solidarity mean, anyway?
My time in Paraguay is winding down, and I’ve been spending a lot of time in Fundación Paraguaya’s microfinance headquarters, crunching the numbers I gathered in my office visits, working out what...
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Ever wonder where the other pair goes?
In the Fundación Paraguaya Microfinance Office, Alcira Añazco is working hard to receive some special visitors—and their luggage. If you’ve ever wondered where the other pair goes when you buy your...
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Learning a new skill to help pay the bills
María Dolores Valdéz, 35, and Nilda María Achucaro, 51, have been collecting and selling recyclable materials in northeastern Asunción’s Santa Ana neighborhood for eight years. It’s good work, says...
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