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The following links proved access to borrower made products.

www.aldeaartisans.com
Aldea, which is run as a social business, works very closely with borrowers in Latin America, bringing their products to a wider market.

Image of Aldea scarves

www.s4sgw.org
Students 4 Sustainability provides marketplaces and microloans to entrepreneurs in the developing world. It is currently based in Washington, DC at the George Washington University and Georgetown University.

Founder, Alex Simon, with a borrower.

www.economicism.com
The ECONO Tee-Shirt Project aims to spread the word by selling 1000 t-shirts. Proceeds are loaned directly to individuals to help change their life and that of their family. With every T-shirt sold, $12.32 goes to small business loans and other projects that fight global poverty.

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