# How repaying loans with social service transforms communities

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDWomen 2019
- Speaker: Angie Murimirwa
- Year: 2019
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/angie_murimirwa_how_repaying_loans_with_social_service_transforms_communities)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [How repaying loans with social service transforms communities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/angie_murimirwa_how_repaying_loans_with_social_service_transforms_communities/8abf3b9d80b6), 11 min (TED's player)