When the poor districts create their own currency

March 9th, 2010 § 0

From the Morro São Benedito, city of Vitoria, Espirito Santo State, Brazil. February 2010. (read the article in French, Spanish, Portuguese) We have already mentioned the community banks with Fundefir, Venezuelan Foundation (see article on Socialter, or Rue 89). The community banks are those banks developed in poor neighborhoods by the residents themselves and which are designed...

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The war against coca

March 1st, 2010 § 0

Photo Mercopress The impact of a small leaf French version here Coca leaf is at the core of the war that keeps on disrupting Colombia, funding guerillas as well as paramilitary forces. Peru, in the other side of the continent, is for his part divided between legal and illegal « cocaleros» : In Bolivia, Evo Morales is the leader of...

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Innovation and social change: the French are up to date when it comes to ideas and late when it comes to their implementation

February 18th, 2010 § 0

A visit to Babyloan, first French peer-to-peer microcredit website We were lucky enough to visit the « Babyhouse », headquarter of babyloan.org, first French peer-to -peer microcredit website. What is it about? You choose the micro-entrepreneurs you want to help, you lend them money, you follow the cycle of your money and get repaid. Created a year ago the...

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