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Nobel prize winner celebrates ZAFEN

By on October 13, 2011 in Vincentian Family News · Comments { 0 }

Nobel Peace Prize-winner Muhammad Yunus visited DePaul University in Chicago recently & met with members of the Zafèn team visiting from Haiti and Philadelphia. Professor Yunus promoted social businesses, which address social issues, cover their costs, but instead of paying dividends to investors, reinvest profits back into the business. VIsit the Zafen Facebook page. Related [...]

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SVDP alternative to payday loans for the working poor

By on August 22, 2009 in Poverty - Strategies, Vincentian Family News · Comments { 2 }

Can ground-up “banking for the poor” work in the United States? In Belleville, Ill., a Society of St. Vincent de Paul council thinks micro-financing, pioneered by Nobel prize winner Mohammed Yunus, can. Related FAMVIN Posts:Cardinal’s homily at major Ozanam celebrationFriends of the Poor Walk 2013Saint “doctor-mom” Gianna Berreta MollaSVDP USA Young Vincentian NewsletterBritain celebrates the [...]

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