Liya Banda is the loan recipient I helped fund from Lusaka, Zambia. Her story stood out to me because there was not much progress made on her loan. She was far from her goal with only 10% progress made. At the time I picked her, there was a glitch on FINCA’s website and I wasn’t even able to read her full biography. I decided to fund her loan anyways because I trusted that she could use the help. Her story was on the last page of the website, her loan wasn’t near being fully funded, and her biography was not complete. I put myself in her position and realized just how much help she needed. I had hope that people would do the same I did and give her the benefit of the doubt. Once I was able to read her full story, I was so glad I …show more content…
I am so thankful I was given the opportunities in my life that have led me to where I am today. Her story really impacted the way I view microfinancing and charity in general. I don’t think I really appreciated it and understood the way it can change people’s lives until I read her story and realized that I helped her. I helped her provide for her family and increase her profits for her business. Even though it was only a twenty five dollar loan, it was enough to make a change. She only needs 16 people to lend her 25 dollars in order for her to get to her 400 dollar goal. I am so honored I was one of the 16 people to help her get back on her feet and am looking forward to seeing her progress. People like Liya who are struggling just need a helping hand to pick them up off their feet. Microfinance and charity have the same goal but are still very different. Charity is when someone donates their time or money to an organization. When you give money to a charity, you are helping an organization and not a specific individual. You don’t know the specific person you are helping. With microfinance, you are loaning money to certain individuals. You know the name and story of the person you are loaning your money to. Organizations such as FINCA and Kiva allow people to send their money across the world to those who need the help. They have the same goal of helping those who need it. The major difference is that you give your
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The decision to attend college for most individuals yield promise of advancement in being able to further one’s learning, and assists with developing a marketable educational portfolio from an institution of reputed academia. However, with the pursuit of obtaining a college degree from a university, there are augmented concerns with student loans and repayment issues. In electing to secure a student loan for college, prospective students or parents should realistically, forecast or measure probable (anticipated) student debt. In particularly, with students aspiring to attend college, several organizations or subsidiaries, and for-profit institutions cash in on unknowledgeable hopefuls contributing to the student loan debt dilemma/crisis (or student debt). The college costs and financial constraints for student borrowing, if ill-prepared will substantially effect students in pre-graduate or even post-grad status. The findings suggest that there is eminence of the possibility of default, with repayment behavior which effects long-term financial outlook. In examining the data on cumulative debt, number and characteristics of borrowers, types of institutions, and repayment dynamics there are unsettles that arise in the gest of student borrowing.
Four months after my niece’s graduation party, she got an email with a subject line indicating that she would soon need to start making payments on her student loans. Employed only part time and sharing a room in a small apartment to keep costs down, she was afraid to open the email. Since I know something about student loans, I offered to help her out. I took a Sunday morning drive to her place.
According to CareerBuilder.com, a whopping 61% of American households lived paycheck to paycheck in 2009. That number is huge, especially since only 49% lived that way in 2008, and only 41% in 2007. Whether it is due to losing one or both household incomes or simply a reduction in the household incomes, the statistic is staggering. With families not able to adequately save for any unexpected expense that may arise, they are finding that more often than not there is more month than money. So what happens when the rent/mortgage payment is due, groceries need to be purchased, and then the car breaks down? For some, a small personal loan at a local bank is all it takes to get back on track. For many though, this isn’t an option, and they
Across the United States, high school students can encounter a variety of issues that hinder their ability to successfully complete course work to earn the required credits towards graduation. High schools across the United States have an obligation to ensure that students are achieving and receiving a diploma. It is also in the school’s best interest to ensure students are gradating both funding wise and for the overall school rating. When a student does not receive a high school diploma the action affects the student, community and the school. High school dropouts may find it harder to obtain a job that would provide a stable and productive income verses a high school graduate thus, the financial disadvantage in turn can cause
To be eligible for the VA Loan, Cooney says, a veteran must satisfy at least one of the following criteria:
The only check that is not showing cashed at this time is the check for Lending Club Corp in the amount of $22,497.00. The check to Sheffield Financial is showing cashed as of July 7th, 2015 and the check to Sallie Mae is showing cashed as of July 8th, 2015. With these checks being cashed so recently it might be in the best interest to allow a few additional days to verify if the check to the Lending Club Corp is received.
The four funding sources I would look to use are SBA loans ($300,000) because they promote small businesses, Bank loans (20 years for a total of $1,000,000) because that would be the most obtainable way of getting funding, asking family and friends ($10,000) for help because I would like them extremely involved in my business, and crowdfunding ($5,000) because the more interest in the area means the more potential money that a kick-starter may bring in.
With so many financial institutions clamping down on their loan procedures, most individuals are barred from obtaining the funding they feel they deserve. At Loans 360 the idea is somewhat different. Those with a less than perfect credit score, have had problems with lenders in the past, or are simply being told no when asking for startup capital are welcome to apply. Loans 360 is dedicated to making fair offers of financing for anyone requiring personal loans, financial loans for a new business, or for the purpose of obtaining a new or used vehicle. When you apply for a loan with Loans 360, chances are you will be told "yes"!
Giving a loan to someone in need has made me believe in the power of microfinance loans. I love the idea that people can receive the help they need while also learning responsibility and I think that is the difference between microfinance loans and charity. In charity you are mindlessly giving, yes it is good to give selflessly, but there is something special about doing that while also helping teach someone how to get by on their own. I find it upsetting that parts of the world are struggling so much with things that we take advantage of in America but it is definitely rewarding to be able to help people in their time of need and that ties back to what I feel like my calling is- to be a nurse. My ultimate goal in life is to help people in their time of need and I feel like another way of doing that besides being a nurse would be to continue funding opportunities of those less fortunate than I through microfinance loans.
In both developing and emerging economies, microfinance has vastly and increasingly been seen as one of the most important means for enhancing the lives of the poor and therefore a major tool for economic and social development mostly in rural areas. Lately, contrary to this widespread belief, critics have raised eyebrows against this growing popularity of microfinance as a major tool for enhancing economic development. Contrary to belief, they are of the opinion that microfinance is a ‘make-belief’ that is hindering economic and social development rather than enhancing it.
The documentary Life and Debt portrays a true example of the impact economic globalization can have on a developing country. When most Americans think about Jamaica, we think about the beautiful beaches, warm weather, and friendly people that make it a fabulous vacation spot. This movie shows the place in a different light, by showing a pressuring problem of debt. The everyday survival of many Jamaicans is based on the economic decisions of the United States and other powerful foreign countries.
A lot of students find themselves in financial trouble. Especially, if you only work a certain amount of hours. Students have trouble maintaining finances because they have mostly lived off of parents and/or guardians since birth. For most students, college is usually the first time away from home. It can be difficult to adjust. Overall, learning to manage money can be a daunting task for anyone, but especially when you are young and just starting out.
The Department of Education in recent times has embraced a new system regarding student loans, bringing on board a customer-friendly policy. According to this new scheme, students will now have access to loans with easier and less complex repayment terms. This development will help them fast-track the repayment of their debts without hassles. The Department of Education also integrated an income-based repayment plan: a flexible approach geared at facilitating student finance in their most dire hour of need. Sadly, despite having the potentials to substantially pull off the amount of burden on people’s shoulders, this income-driven repayment scheme hasn’t gained much traction and acceptability among the general population. This is due to
Student have debts one way or the other by continuing their education after high school and the student are pressure by their parents or at the counselor’s office in high school to get a degree. The only way is by college they say, but some student can’t afford it up front and need financial aid to help out. Here is when the student get in trouble by signing the application before they read the terms and conduction what they just sign. Some student think they will find a good job and not worry, because they know they can afford paying the loan back. Lot of employers are looking for experience to quantify for that job. When they have a degree after they finish school and seek for a job and find out they are over quantify or under quantify for that job and there is no way to pay for the student loan at a minimum job or no job at all and seeking for a solution help for the student loan. Some seek a default on the loan and don’t want that in your history records there is a better solution and it a student loan forgiveness. The solution to the problem with student loan debt is to be educated about which loans are best out there. Choice the best one for your situation. Student don’t have to get in debt, because there is other ways to pay for college, like going part-time to college and have a full time job. Some company will pay for you college. Be wise before you sign the loan document and read the terms and conditions.