5 results for tag: micro-finance
Biznis Progress
Back in November, our first Biznis Pam class graduated from entrepreneurial training. We thought you might like to know how they're doing today.
Monite, our field director and trainer, sent us an update this past week. Here's the good news:
Of the five people who attended the first class, four created business plans that were approved and funded with micro-loans. (The fifth student didn't meet all class requirements.) All four new businesses are in operation. Here is Monite's report on the status of each:
Three of the four new businesses are growing. One of the ladies keeps thanking us for her loan. Another, who has been ...
First Class!
The first group of students in our Biznis Pam program have graduated and we couldn't be more excited. Here's the proud class and their teacher, Monite (far right).
The five students gave uniformly positive evaluations of their learning experience. Some of their feedback included the following comments:
Thanks to this training I know and understand what business is. Thanks a ton, Biznis Pam. Because of you and your help my dream will come true.
I love all days of the training. Now I am ready to create and manage a business. I learned a lot of things from the interactions between us.
Now I know more about business. I know how ...
Biznis Pam!
Saturday, October 15, 2011, marks one of the most exciting events in the history of Servants for Haiti.
The first of twelve classes for a group of aspiring Haitian entrepreneurs will be held with the sponsorship and support of SFH. Haitian businesswoman and friend of SFH, Monite Métélus-Louis, will teach five men and women the principles of starting and running a small business. When they successfully complete the training, SFH will provide loans so they can implement the business plans that they develop during the class.
Servants for Haiti will underwrite each student's tuition, which covers the course and all materials. In order to ...
New Directions FAQ
These Frequently Asked Questions are regarding the new direction that SFH is taking in 2011. The changes were introduced in a letter from SFH president Laurae Richards dated 12/26/2010.
Q. How was the decision arrived at to change the direction of SFH?
A. Individual board members had been sensing for some time a need to change how SFH serves the people of Haiti. Through further prayer and discussion, the board agreed unanimously that our methods had to change. Part of the motivation was the earthquake, but it's likely we would have made these changes eventually anyway.
Q. When are these changes taking place?
A. We have already begun ...
New Directions for SFH
There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that the horrific events of January 12, 2010 have brought about substantial changes in the physical, spiritual, political, and economic landscape of Haiti. Those changes will affect the conditions in Haiti for the foreseeable future.
While we have continued our support and relief efforts, the board members of Servants for Haiti have also been busily thinking and praying about whether and how our activities should be affected by the new context there. Is what we have been doing for the past five years the best way we can address the long term after-effects of the earthquake? Are the assumptions under which ...