poverty

Bringing student lending to the Philippines

by Katie Gruver

In January, Vittana launched a new student lending program in the Philippines by partnering with NWFT – Negros Women for Tomorros Foundation, one of the Philippines’ most innovative financial institutions. We were lucky enough to host two of NWTF’s team members in our Seattle office this week (Jubert Maquiling, MIS

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Vittana at Clinton Global Initiative – 10,000 Students in Africa by 2015

by Katie Gruver

Earlier this week we posted about the great stuff going on at the Clinton Global Initiative, but yesterday was a particularly special moment in Vittana history. Wednesday September 22, we announced the launch of our new initiative Vittana/Africa: Bringing Student Loans to Africa on stage at the special plenary session

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Even Without School Buses

by Katie Gruver

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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Vittana is Hot in Economist Article

by Katie Gruver

Today the Economist gave education loans the nod as “the next big thing in microfinance.” And while usually we’d get a little sheepish about claiming to be involved in a “hotbed” of anything, if the Economist calls “finding new ways to fund poor students” a “hotbed of innovation,” then that’s

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