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description
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Micro-credit organization geared to finance small business proposals of rural women. |
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location
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uses volunteers
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No |
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spanish level
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minimum volunteer time
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volunteer terms
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needed
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Funding to provide loans. |
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available resources
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Loans to small, women-run businesses. Accounting and self-esteem workshops. |
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regular events
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email
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email 2
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phone
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7761-67764 |
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phone 2
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address
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Centro Cultural
11a Calle 13a-41 Zona 1 |
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website
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director
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Ms Erin McLachlen |
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contacts
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Mario |
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general information
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Founded in 1998, ACACE aims to provide small, low-interest loans and educational support to rural entrepenurial women's collectives. One of the smaller and more radical of the micro-credit. Most of the projects funded are collective agricultural projects within a given community.
Developed in 1998 with an Australian Hugh Kinimonth and Erin McLachlan we have given six groups loans, 70 in total. All loans are accompanied by a yeasr long training program in self-esteem, gender equality, leadership and accounting. The loan term is 12 months with a 2% interest monthly. Also known as SDGE. |
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Library
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Mayan Women Gain Control |
| bookmark record | id=110 |