by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Some people in Chicago will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the launch of Zafèn by enjoying a wonderful tasting of chocolate, wine and cheese, a silent auction and more! Even if you can’t trek to Chicago you can celebrate by making an extra donation or...
by Beth | Feb 23, 2011 | Systemic change
A different kind of systemic change project? Many people have heard of the games FarmVille, Mafia Wars, and Zynga Poker. What many people, gamers and nongamers, might not know is that Zynga gamers have raised nearly $3 million for Haiti since October 2009. But as the...
by Beth | Feb 6, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“MercyCorps is lending 50% of the outstanding loan amounts to all Zafen projects currently on the site, up to 15,000 dollars. Their generosity is made possible thanks to support from Western Union, and because no current loan requests exceed $30,000, each loan...
by Beth | Jan 11, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Until people affected by hardship can put their own efforts behind their recovery, change never really begins. ” So writes a Zafèn lender the anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti. From a Zafèn press release… As the world’s attention returns to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Microfinance – Huffington 1. Fédération des Caisses (national) 2. Fonkoze (national)(story) 3. Konsèy Nasyonal Finansman Popilè (national) 4. Zafèn (national)
