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Juan Gonzalez (COL ’15) spent an enlightening semester in India working with microfinance.

Senior Makes a Difference With Microfinance in India

By Bryan Yuen October 24, 2014

Not many people consider the slums of Pune, India, to be their desired study-abroad destination. But College senior Juan Gonzalez had an invaluable experience studying economics in Pune while interning...

Consulting Conscious, GGMI Looks Globally

By Molly Simio March 28, 2014

The Georgetown Global Microfinance Initiative, founded in December 2013, is working to expand its global reach and its on-campus presence by advising and improving microfinance initiatives that already...

Microfinance: Business for Others

By Jaysel Shah and Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2014

At the beginning of my sophomore year, I was fairly confident that I wasn’t the only Georgetown student that was stuck between the dual aspirations of a career in business or working in development....

Change Takes Change: Living on One

By Marlene Cox and Marlene Cox September 27, 2012

"What can I do?" "If each individual can help a single other individual...we can change the world." Imagine living on nothing but one dollar a day. Just one dollar. The same dollar you may use for...

Yunus Film Depicts Microlending in America

By Dawn Hu April 13, 2010

"To catch a dollar, you need a dollar. An empty hand cannot catch a dollar. But nobody gives you the first dollar. If you give them the first dollar they can continue to catch dollars and continue to move...

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