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How repaying loans with social service transforms communities

Angie Murimirwa · TED

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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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Institution
TED
Department
TEDWomen 2019
Speaker
Angie Murimirwa
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Economics, Business and management
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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