Cáritas impulsa el microcrédito. Conclusión de un congreso en Roma celebrado por Cáritas Italia | 1086 hits ROMA, domingo, 21 marzo 2004 (ZENIT.org).- El microcrédito puede ser un instrumento internacional de lucha contra la pobreza, constató el Congreso organizado la semana que acaba de concluir por Cáritas en Italia.
Small Loans: A Big Tool in Poverty Fight. Micro-credit Initiatives Hope to Help 100 Million Families | 1032 hits ROME, MARCH 21, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Micro-credit aimed at launching small businesses could be a big tool for combating poverty worldwide.
That was a conclusion of a congress held last week by Caritas-Italy to analyze the prospects of micro-credit, an initiative conceived in Bangladesh in 1976 by Mohammed Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank. According to data presented at the congress and reported by Vatican Radio, 15 million people worldwide now benefit from micro-credit. Institutions promoting micro-credit hope that 100 million families by next year will be able to benefit from this loans service to launch small businesses.