FEBRUARY 2008

 

Attention US grads:

MEDA US internships available!
MEDA has the opportunity of a lifetime for young US residents. For 2008-2009, MEDA has again committed funding for two internships for recent graduates from the US.

MEDA is now accepting applications for:

A micro-business development associate, who will work with the Gulf Coast Community Service Center in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi. MEDA is helping to develop a micro-business development program using the ASSETS+ model, which provides training and technical assistance to entrepreneurs.

A human resource administrator, who will work with the human resource department of a Haitian credit union, Fonkoze Financial Services, in their head office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where MEDA is assisting in the design, implementation and training of a revised job evaluation system and performance management system.

Additional information about these internships is posted at www.meda.org. Send your resumes to jobs@meda.org

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... who has a strong interest in community-based economic development, is flexible and able to adapt to different environments and cultures? Please pass this information along!

"A MEDA internship is a great opportunity. I’ve acquired practical professional experience while making a positive impact on people’s lives."

—Scott Bennett, MEDA 2007-08 Internship: Microbusiness Development Associate, West Virginia

Scott Bennett

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Members keep MEDA on the cutting edge, says Pries

One of 500,000 stories from Sarona Risk Capital Fund

Candida Rosa Huerta is a 44-year-old single parent who is full of energy and never seems to stop working. She and her 12-year-old daughter, Rosita, have a hectic daily schedule. Every day Candida goes to market and hosts a small diner in her humble living room.

She has 28 daily customers that are fed a delicious homemade lunch. In her spare time she walks her dusty neighborhood streets selling apparels and cosmetics. Besides going to school, cleaning the house and washing dishes, Rosita sells homemade enchiladas and popsicles.

Candida's first loan, for $230, through MiCrédito increased her working capital. The second loan, also $230, enabled her to increase her inventory by purchasing a variety of brand clothing. She says, “MiCrédito’s loans have given me financial independence and stability.”

She hopes that in the near future she will be able to improve her housing conditions. She believes that she must first invest in her small business, “due to the fact that it will provide enough money to build a better, comfortable home for Rosita and me.”

Candida Rosa