Education changes everything.
On the heels of the amazing press we got yesterday, I’ve been thinking a lot about this statement from the Economist article: “Millions of poor would-be students could benefit (from microfinance student loans).” Millions. Mmmmmiilllions. That’s a mighty big number no matter how easily is rolls off your tongue. Stay [...]
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I recently spent a few days with the wonderful and innovative staff of the Paraguayan microfinance organization Fundacion Paraguaya. Before my week in Asuncion, I knew practically nothing about this landlocked country, snuggled in between Brazil and Bolivia to the north and Argentina to the south. Here’s a quick primer [...]
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To better understand the context in which our Nicaraguan students study, one should consider the political and cultural history of Nicaragua’s education system. Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the Americas, and has a complex history involving devastating natural disasters, dictatorships, and civil war [1]. For a chronological list [...]
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