Interested in how a micro-finance organisation works on the ground? Vience from our partner TLM in West Timor fills us in on the details. TLM is the development agency of the Evangelical Christian Church in Timor. How does TLM work? TLM operates in areas where access to financial services for the poor is limited. Through its [...] » Read More
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Posts Tagged ‘West Timor’
Small loans = big changes
Monday, June 25th, 2012“I’m starting a chocolate factory- how about you?”
Tuesday, May 29th, 2012So what would you do if you were given a small loan, at a very low interest rate, to start a business? That was the question I put to a couple of children today, aged between 6 and 11, before giving them a refresher on the whole concept of ‘micro-finance’. “Micro-what?” they said, giving me [...] » Read More
Celebrities and band-aid solutions
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011t’s easy to purchase any kind of product or wear a brightly coloured wrist band when ‘proceeds go to charity’. It easy to find ourselves moved by graphic images of deprived children and then support an orphanage. I’ve done that too! But then I went to uni and as I started to learn more about the issues and the context around poverty, I began to ask more questions. » Read More
West Timor: Now That’s Good Development DVD
Monday, June 20th, 2011Tweet We live in a world that still has 2.5 billion people living below the poverty line. In recent decades progress has been made in reducing poverty but it remains one of the key moral challenges of our day. As Jim Wallis has said “Poverty is a moral issue, it’s a faith issue, it’s a religious issue.” But why is poverty still an issue? So much has been attempted over recent decades.... Read More »
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