Alleviating Poverty with Microloans

Posted: January 30, 2011

Alleviating Poverty with Microloans

Molly McGrath is currently Vice president of Development at Grameen America, a nonprofit organization that provides income-generating microloans to people living below the poverty line. She explains how Grameen America works, and how microloans help people start businesses, and the support that borrowers receive from the community at Grameen America.

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