FINANCIAL LITERACY, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and … · Ann Arbor Rotary Club Service Trip....
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FINANCIAL LITERACY, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and MICRO LOANS FOR WOMEN - Guatemala
Team Meeting planning the week Rosemarie Rowney, Ashish Sarkar,
Nishta Bhatia and Bob Hyzy
Back to School Sue Buetler follows the kids to school
Participants representing RCAA
Ashish plays soccer in the square with kids
Attended two Rotary Clubs
Orphanage, Quetzaltenango
Meetings -Namaste Guatemaya
Hospice for Children BUSY TIMES. . . . .BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
GOALS: Meet the women served by the project Observe project staff in action Interact with Guatemalan partners Bring the story home to RCAA
THE CLIENTS Goal = 181 To date = 136 served
Promotion
Business Education
Loan Business Coaching
Repayment
The Nine Month Small Business Development Cycle
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Educational costs are $235 for each client; Global Grant Total = $42,500
RCAA supports the business education and coaching components of the project in the
clients’ homes
Business Education/Business Coaching
Visual aid separates personal expenses from business expenses
Loan Officer visits business owners once a month to collect loan payment
Micro loans supported by KIVA through Namaste Guatemaya
Signing the Contract and Receiving the Check
Micro Loans average $235; repayment over nine months
Business coaches and loan officers are well qualified by education and experience
Women in good standing are eligible for three cycles
End of the Cycle
LIGHT UP ROTARY! Global Grant Project Guatemala Sponsored by: • Rotary Club of Ann Arbor • Las Americas Rotary Club • Rotary District 6380 • Rotary International
Foundation
Namaste Guatemaya Bob Graham, Founder
Rotary Las Americas Guatemala City
Our partners in Guatemala
We also visited Rotary Antigua
Please consider joining the next Guatemala trip: January 26 – 31, 2015 1 day in Antigua visiting clients in the field 3 days at Lake Atitlan at Women’s Conference Service and travel An amazing time filled with inspirational people!
Thanks to others involved in the project: 1. Dave Reid 2. Jason Whipple 3. Dave Shotwell 4 Fred Beutler 5. Len Stenger (very instrumental in planning this trip) 5. Paul Smith (very instrumental in planning this trip) 6. Rob Northrup 7. Rick Detweiler 8. Bernie Lugaurer 9. Pat Pooley 10. Jody Tull 11. Kofi Gyan 12. Barbara Bach 13. Lois Stenger 14. Amy Freundl 15. Mousumi Banerje. 16 Rachel Pooley (helping with translation and interpretation)
You are awesome Rotarians!