by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Just in time for Christmas, Zafen has added a number of new projects for folks to consider in gifting others
by John Freund, CM | Nov 21, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Media reports questioning micro-financing efforts in India have no relationship to Zafen. For those who are interested in the Haitian / Zafèn perspective on this issue, very seldom (and in the case of Zafèn, never) are microloans designed to be given (as mentioned in...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
In a banner week for Zafen a Western Union Foundation grant , through its corporate signature program Our World, Our Family(R), will be designated to support one-to-one matching of consumer donations to Mercy Corps, through Zafen.org, for a total fund-raising goal of...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 13, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund has given half a million dollars to Fonkoze. Basically, it’s for deploying a team of business analysts to identify and evaluate small and medium-sized enterprises. This will be enormously helpful for developing the Zafen website in an...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 8, 2010 | Vincentian Family Haiti Initiative
In a feature complete with excellent graphics the Huffington Post features Zafen in its October 8 edition. Zafèn Haitian Microfinance Effort Engages Haitians to Forge a New Future. Zafèn has raised $140,000 in loans and donations that have funded 300 projects thus...