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Ask the UN to Fight Poverty Through Microfinance
Sponsored by: ACCION International
Every day 50,000 people die from poverty-related causes, and nearly half the world's population lives in extreme poverty.
Microfinance offers an innovative and powerful solution to poverty, providing the world's poor with the financial tools they need to work their way out of poverty. As each small loan is repaid, another loan is made possible - ending the cycle of poverty and creating a cycle of prosperity and empowerment.
Join us in sending 10,000 letters urging UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to support microfinance by October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Please sign the petition below today to help us reach this goal by the 17th!
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3:42 pm PST, Nov 29,
Nicky Hartzell, Texas
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Aesha Lorenz Al-Saeed, Oregon
Helping one family also helps a community stand on its feet. Communities make up villages and villages make up states. Its much more effective and lessens chance of corruption to help in smaller ways.
Helping one family also helps a community stand on its feet. Communities make up villages and villages make up states. Its much more effective and lessens chance of corruption to help in smaller ways.
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Elisa Minakis, Canada
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Randy Sanner, Pennsylvania
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Kaye Fissinger, Colorado
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Ralph Xx, Germany
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7:48 pm PDT, Oct 28,
Linda Jones, California
Dear Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon By offering Microfinance small loans to people in poverty would help them lift themselves out of poverty by providing them an incentive to start a small business.
Dear Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon By offering Microfinance small loans to people in poverty would help them lift themselves out of poverty by providing them an incentive to start a small business.
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1:17 pm PDT, Oct 28,
Rachel Deierling, Arizona
It fills a very important niche that traditional lending institutions won't fill. It allows small enterprises to function without the hinderance of huge interest rates of credit cards or small business loans.
It fills a very important niche that traditional lending institutions won't fill. It allows small enterprises to function without the hinderance of huge interest rates of credit cards or small business loans.
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Support this moral effort. It is amazing what people can do, when given a chance, for the good of their family and their community.
Support this moral effort. It is amazing what people can do, when given a chance, for the good of their family and their community.
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Sunja Goldenrose, Oregon
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Ameer Sanghvi, California
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Elaine Herzog, California