Microfinance
2007-12-18
Matthew Kopac - Benin
Matt Kopac, Peace Corps volunteer in Benin (2001-2003), worked with an agricultural credit union to create a microfinance program for women. He also developed courses in business. He is currently a student at the Yale School of Management. read more...
2007-12-04
Mary Balmaceda - Benin
Mary Balmaceda, Peace Corps volunteer in Benin (1996-1998), trained cotton producers to form credit unions. She later joined the Calvert Foundation and is now Marketing Director for Unitus where she tries to reduce global poverty through microfinance. read more...
2007-11-27
Luke Filose - Mauritania
Luke Filose, Peace Corps volunteer in Mauritania (2004-2005), worked with a micro-finance organization giving loans to women's groups. He later went to Chad to create a supply chain to distribute fuel-efficient cook stoves. He is now an MBA student at Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. read more...
2007-11-06
John Hatch - Colombia and Peru
John Hatch, Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia (1962-1964), served as an urban community development volunteer and later went to Peru where he managed an agricultural cooperative. In 1984, he founded FINCA, one of the world's leading microcredit institutions based on the village-banking model. read more...
