November 2, 2009
The MiFi Report
A reception at Lambeth Palace brought together key players from the world of finance to hear about the role of microfinance in overcoming poverty. The Rev. Thomas Anei described his firsthand experience of these projects working with vulnerable communities in war-torn Southern Sudan.
November 2, 2009
ekonaLINKS
The Archbishop of Canterbury and a priest from Southern Sudan yesterday promoted the benefits of microfinance for the poor through the work of the charity, Five Talents.
A reception at Lambeth Palace brought together key players from the world of finance to hear about the role of microfinance in overcoming poverty. Rev Thomas Anei, a Sudanese priest, described his first-hand experience of these projects working with vulnerable communities in war-torn Southern Sudan.
October 31, 2009
Christian Today
The Archbishop of Canterbury and a priest from Southern Sudan yesterday promoted the benefits of microfinance for the poor through the work of the charity, Five Talents.
A reception at Lambeth Palace brought together key players from the world of finance to hear about the role of microfinance in overcoming poverty. Rev Thomas Anei, a Sudanese priest, described his first-hand experience of these projects working with vulnerable communities in war-torn Southern Sudan.
October 30, 2009
Episcopal News Service
[Lambeth Palace] Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and a priest from Southern Sudan Oct. 29 promoted the benefits of microfinance for the poor through the work of the charity Five Talents.
A reception at Lambeth Palace brought together key players from the world of finance to hear about the role of microfinance in overcoming poverty. The Rev. Thomas Anei described his firsthand experience of these projects working with vulnerable communities in war-torn Southern Sudan.
October 6, 2009
www.uncorneredmarket.com
By Daniel Noll and Audrey Scott
For our photo project, we visited rural villages – some only accessible by foot – to witness the work being done by ECLOF, a global microfinance organization whose Huancavelica program is less than six months old and funded by Five Talents, a microfinance NGO based in the United States. The program makes small loans to clients (mainly women) in the range of 200-600 soles ($66-$200). Additionally, the program provides skills training and capacity building so that clients may learn how to improve their businesses and in turn their lives.
Fall 2009
Quiet Spaces Vol. 15
By Kelli Ross
By teaching basic business skills before providing loan capital, Five Talents ensures that the entrepreneurs and communities benefit now and in the future. It is a very practical and sound approach to fighting poverty. Five Talents President and CEO, Craig Cole, explains how it is not a handout programme: ‘We are teaching the poor that they have value and the power to transform their lives and the lives of their families.’
September 19, 2009
www.uncorneredmarket.com
By Audrey Scott
The driver carved his way across northern West Bengal through territory unknown to most, including the mapmakers. Our SUV eventually rolled to a stop at the end of a dirt road where a group of village women dressed in their best and brightest saris were seated in a semi-circle on the ground. They had been waiting for hours.
And they were waiting for us.
We were just photographers, storytellers coming to collect some impressions for Five Talents, a microfinance organization. But the women gathered for us like we were royalty.
“What if we don’t live up to their expectations?” I wondered as I took in all their expectant faces at once.
August 27, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
Finally! Today is my day to teach! Well, at least for half of it…
Day two of our lesson plan calls for two important subjects. First up was the financial session. In this session we covered such basic, yet critically important, topics like keeping your business and personal money separate, and how to create a budget. This is the session that I got to teach! Then we wrapped up the training on the second half of the day with a session on business planning. Here we talked about things like putting God first, and using all of the information that we covered previously to create a business plan.
August 20, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
Here we go… This is what we came for!
Our first day of teaching has arrived! And one of the first things that I learned today was that schedules (time) in Africa are very different than they are back in the States. I think that our start time was supposed to be 9:00 AM, but it wasn’t until about 10 or 10:30 that we really started getting a decent crowd rolling in!
August 17, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
This was the big day that I had been waiting for!
Today our plan was to meet with the people at the offices of Thika Community Development Trust (TCDT). They are the Five Talents partner that runs the local microfinance program. After that, we were going to go out and meet some of the existing program clients… people who are currently benefiting from microloans to help their businesses.
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