Tuesday, 19 November 2013
Micro-lending: Poverty Solution or Illusion? A Critical panel discussion
2013-14
/ 9th Annual TorontotheBetter
Action Learning Series
FOR A BETTER Toronto IN A
BETTER WORLD
ALL TorontotheBetter EVENTS ARE PAY WHAT YOU CAN - Proceeds to the Alliance for Toronto’s Social Economy [ATSE]
ALL TorontotheBetter EVENTS ARE PAY WHAT YOU CAN - Proceeds to the Alliance for Toronto’s Social Economy [ATSE]
– “Micro-lending:
Poverty solution or illusion?”
Movie excerpt from Tom Heinemann's "Caught in MicroDebt" and discussion.
Speakers:
Eugene Ellmen – Oikocredit Canada and rep from the Peel Poverty Action Group. Movie excerpt from Tom Heinemann's "Caught in MicroDebt" and discussion.
The micro-loan revolution set in motion by Nobel Prize winner Mohammed Yunnus goes on, but does it achieve what it promises? And look who’s driving it.