Category: East Africa

Exploring Micro-finance in East Africa

Written by Suthen Sivanesarajah, 2014 East Africa: Youth in Action.  I chose to join the Youth in Action program in East Africa in part to understand the impact and challenges of micro-finance in sub-Saharan Africa. For the uninitiated, Micro-finance is an alternative way of providing

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Finishing Coops in Kampala
East Africa

Getting down in Gulu: East Africa Discovery heads north!

Written by Linda Ozromano, program leader, 2014 East Africa Discovery As team East Africa Discovery was finishing our first volunteer project in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, we felt very lucky to have worked with RWEYOWA. Our time spent working with them gave us much confidence

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