How repaying loans with social service transforms communities

Title:
How repaying loans with social service transforms communities
Speaker:
Angie Murimirwa
Description:

What if you could repay loans through volunteering and mentorship instead of money? Activist Angie Murimirwa shares how a game-changing economic tool known as "social interest" is reinvigorating sub-Saharan communities once trapped in cycles of poverty. Join her as she explains how this approach to lending is creating opportunities for thousands of African women and girls -- and shows why this model can be replicated anywhere with lasting effects.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
11:03
Format: HTML5
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