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How We Choose Our Microloan Beneficiaries
At the heart of our charity’s success are the microfinance beneficiaries who take the modest loans we provide and transform them into thriving businesses—and in turn, thriving communities. But with locations in both Zimbabwe and Chile, how do we recruit the right women to participate in the program? How We Find Candidates Our teams on…
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A Conversation with Shyam: How You Can Help
Wondering how you can further SKIC’s mission to help empower economically-excluded women? Listen in to hear about some of the ways you can support our organization: follow our social media channels, keep up with our blog, share with your friends! Interested in posting stickers or blogging for the organization? Email us at info@skicharities.org
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Why Early-Stage Scholarships? (Part 3)
In parts 1 and 2 of this series, we reported that investing in early-stage education makes social and fiscal sense for both the recipient and the community. In this post, we’ll explore how, relative to later interventions, early-stage intervention is remarkably more effective and much lower in cost. Policies that aim to repair educational deficits…
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A Conversation with Shyam: Re-Cap of 2013
2013 was a productive year for SKImfi beneficiaries: SKImfi expanded to 2 rural regions outside of Zimbabwe’s capital Mutare, and SKImfi Lebu celebrated its first full year of operation. In this podcast, SKIC founder Shyam explores some of the data trends that were prevalent over the course of the year. These observations are further fleshed…
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Why females? Finance as empowerment
Citizens of many developing countries—in particular Zimbabwe and Chile—have experienced oppression in various forms, ranging from repressive regimes to political isolation. With some exceptions, women and children are hurt most by these periods of suppression. During these times, power is defined by firing a gun, a role that females are typically excluded from. Instead, they…
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In This Together
One of the main problems facing aid in the developing world is anonymity. Organizations that provide aid to “the children” or “the hungry” fail to specify whom, precisely, are the recipients of that aid. While these regions often desperately need aid, the blanket statement of “the hungry,” for example, diminishes the individuality of countless people…
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Through Stickers: Around the World in 2013
[slideshow gallery_id=”3″] SKIC stickers made their way around the world in 2013. Here’s a glimpse of where we’ve been. To get some stickers of your own, please email info@skicharities.org. Payment isn’t required – but a photo of your posted sticker is! The more ground we cover, the greater the chances we can spread the word…
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Why Zimbabwe?
When he first began SKIC, Shyam was asked countless times why he didn’t start it in India: “You’re of Indian origin, everybody is already there – why not go there too?” And that’s exactly why he didn’t. Shyam reasoned that, while there is plenty of demand in India, there’s also plenty of supply. He wanted…