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April 2010 Blog Posts (25)

Two Dollar Challenge: Day 2

Last night was rough. There is no other way to say it. I do not consider myself to be a light sleeper in any sense of the word, but I woke up at every slight noise. Perhaps it was because I was sleeping at an opening and of the make-shift shelter and thus had my guard up, but for whatever reason, I only got about three hours of “ok” sleep. Normally that’s a good night on a week when I have a lot of homework andtests, but combined with the fact that it was…

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Added by Caitlin Payne on April 6, 2010 at 11:07pm — 1 Comment

And the Adventure Begins...Living on Two Dollars a Day: Day 1

After the very first day of the Two Dollar Challenge, I have already done things I would never in a million years have imagined doing. What's more - I thought nothing of doing some of those things. As somebody who typically goes through 2 mini bottles of Purell a week, I can honestly say I didn't think twice of dumpster diving for cardboard boxes and…

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Added by Megan Higgs on April 6, 2010 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Two Dollar Challenge: Day 1

Perusing the aisles of Bottom Dollar was the easy part, and so was purchasing the bags of beans and

packs of ramen, but knowing that this was all I would be eating for the rest of the week was a bit of a concern. I have gone hungry before. My first two weeks without a meal plan was disastrous without a doubt, but I have always had the resources to drop whatever burnt, inedible food remained in the pan in the trash and drive to chipotle for a more appetizing version of beans and rice.… Continue

Added by Caitlin Payne on April 6, 2010 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment

Africa - Middle East Microcredit Summit: Photo Blog!

I am going to try to post a daily entry following the Africa - Middle East Microcredit Summit in Nairobi this week. I hope you all enjoy, and please stay tuned for more entries!

A view of Kibera slum - the second largest in Africa - on our Jamii Bora field visit.…

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Added by Sam Mitchell on April 6, 2010 at 6:46pm — 4 Comments

InVenture Fund: A New Model for Social Change

I recently had the opportunity to attend a talk given by the intrepid Shivani Siroya, the CEO and co-founder of a new social start-up called InVenture Fund, with the motto “Enabling a new class of investors to put their money to work to change the world”. Founded in October of 2009, a mere 6 months ago, InVenture already has three pilot programs in Mali, India and Ghana and plans to start two more this summer in Mexico and Detroit.

The Inventure Fund is an online fund for individuals… Continue

Added by Lisa Kant on April 6, 2010 at 4:01pm — No Comments