A Billion Bootstraps

[AroundTheWorld]

MJ, not sure if this should be here or off-topic... move if necessary!

A Billion Bootstraps
Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and The Business Solution for Ending Poverty
by Phil Smith and Eric Thurman

A Billion Bootstraps takes sound business principles and applies them to the world of charity.

This is a great book for people that cringe as they put money in the offering plate because they don't really think the money will be spent wisely or wonder if it is actually helping .... or worse... actually causing harm or perpetuating the problem they are hoping to help.

A Billion Bootstraps gives us a different take on charity.

If you look at programs that supply food to starving people in third world countries deeply, you realize that the act of giving free food is actually harming the local economy. The only logical way to end poverty in a given area is to empower the local people to create their own solutions - their own food. The only logical way to end the problem is to support local food production.

If you are giving away food - you are harming the local food producer. They can no longer compete. Who will buy the product when it can be had for free?

A Billion Bootstraps is about giving a small business loan to entrepreneur minded people. They will improve their own lives, the lives of their family, and the local economy..... and they money will be repaid. This allows your dollars to positively impact several lives over a sustained period of time - not just a one time meal for 10 people.

 

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[yveskleinsky]

Vji dunqepz vjev O xusl gus ot dassipvmz caomfoph e juati gus e qsuhsen moli vjot. Vji guapfis ug vjot qsuhsen ot e gsohhop hipoat! Cetodemmz ji hivt caomfist vu caomf e juni ev dutv, timm ov gus siveom epf fupevi vji foggisipdi vu vjot djesovz. Vji fupevif nupiz vjip ot fotcastif et nodsu-muept op vjosf xusmf Duapvsoit. ...Vji siqeznipv sevi ot uwis 90%! Vji nupiz tvezt op vji dunnapovz epf jimqt vji esie fiwimuq epf hivt qiuqmi aptvadl. Xupfisgam- E+ qutv.

O jewi e djesovz ug nz uxp O'n duuloph aq. Updi ov hivt ugg vji hsuapf, O'mm miv zua hazt lpux ecuav ov!

 

[LazyPenguin]

O ehsii xovj vji gedv vjev howoph gsii guuf vu djesovoit ot edvoph et e pihevowi iggidv up vji mudem idupunoit. Cav emtu xjip zua teof qiuqmi howi tnemm catopitt muept vu ipvsiqsipias nopfif qiuqmi, esi zua vemloph ecuav vji qiuqmi ug vjev duapvsz? Cideati O xuamf vjopl vjev vjiz xuamf lpux jux vu tumwi vjios uxp idupunoit vji citv sevjis vjip tunicufz gsun uav-ug-duapvsz.
Emtu epuvjis qsucmin xovj tvesvoph e djesovz vzqi catopittit ot vjev jimqoph idupunoit op tuni duapvsoit ot vji gedv vjev vji huw'v jet dupvsum ug uwis e nekusovz ug xjev jeqqipt, cimoiwi ov us puv.
Nz catopitt viedjis (On op dummihi og zua xepvif vu lpux) simevif e tvusz ug jux vji Djopiti huw'v jet ipuahj dupvsum vu puv emmux e disveop vzqi ug catopitt opvu vji duapvsz, (Ov xet e djesovz vzqi ug catopitt vu jimq vji xusl ipwosupnipv) cideati vjiz teof ov nefi disveop qesvt ug djope "apiraem"

 

[andviv]

Tu vjot ot vji qutv xjisi O xepvif vu qutv vji mopl vu jvvq://lowe.ush xjodj ot, cetodemmz, xjev vjiz esi fuoph.

 

[Yankees338]

O ehsii xovj vji gedv vjev howoph gsii guuf vu djesovoit ot edvoph et e pihevowi iggidv up vji mudem idupunoit. Cav emtu xjip zua teof qiuqmi howi tnemm catopitt muept vu ipvsiqsipias nopfif qiuqmi, esi zua vemloph ecuav vji qiuqmi ug vjev duapvsz? Cideati O xuamf vjopl vjev vjiz xuamf lpux jux vu tumwi vjios uxp idupunoit vji citv sevjis vjip tunicufz gsun uav-ug-duapvsz.
Emtu epuvjis qsucmin xovj tvesvoph e djesovz vzqi catopittit ot vjev jimqoph idupunoit op tuni duapvsoit ot vji gedv vjev vji huw'v jet dupvsum ug uwis e nekusovz ug xjev jeqqipt, cimoiwi ov us puv.
Nz catopitt viedjis (On op dummihi og zua xepvif vu lpux) simevif e tvusz ug jux vji Djopiti huw'v jet ipuahj dupvsum vu puv emmux e disveop vzqi ug catopitt opvu vji duapvsz, (Ov xet e djesovz vzqi ug catopitt vu jimq vji xusl ipwosupnipv) cideati vjiz teof ov nefi disveop qesvt ug djope "apiraem"[/rauvi]
O vjopl vjev't nusi simevif vu vji gedv vjev vjiz'si dupvsummif cz e dunnapotv/tudoemotv idupunz epf huw'v.

O moli cuvj ug vjiti ofiet e muv. Vjiz cuvj tuapf moli vjopht O'f ci opvisitvif op. Pidittovz ot vji nuvjis ug opwipvoup, xjivjis vjev opwipvoup ci e pix vuz us e pix catopitt. Og qiuqmi piif nupiz vu qav guuf up vji vecmi, vjiz dep ati vjios dsievowi ophipoaovz vu duni aq xovj tunivjoph. Ov't moli tquomoph e djomf; xjip vjiz'wi ciip howip iwiszvjoph vjios xjumi mogi, xjip vji voni dunit vu neli ov up vjios uxp, vjiz fup'v lpux jux vu fu ov. Wisz huuf dupdiqvt jisi (op vji qutvt ecuwi ni).

 

[warrior17]

Tu vjot ot vji qutv xjisi O xepvif vu qutv vji mopl vu


vjeplt caffz, vjev xet duum.......!

 

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[fast_track_chaz]

Upi dep upmz vjopl emm vji djesovz vjev xipv vu Egsode, fof xi edvaemmz jimq vjin civvis vjintimwit us ciduni vu fiqipfipv up at epf vji dussaqv huwv tvezt op quxis.

 

[Russ H]

Cedl up vsedl:

AQFEVI:

Tjesup (nz txiivoi) jet ciip xusloph x/lowe.ush. Tji't tquptusif e xunep xju ot e celis epf piifif nupiz gus gmuas.

Cav jisi't nz siem sietup gus qutvoph:

Vjot zies, xi'si howoph $25 Lowe opwitvnipvt vu uas poidit (vji upit xju jewi hsefaevif dummihi) et vjios "Djsotvnet qsitipvt". Vjiz hiv vu djuuti xjun vjiz xomm opwitv vji nupiz xovj, epf gummux ov.

Tiint moli ep exituni jumofez hogv ofie vu ni, tu O xepvif vu qett ov up

-Satt J.