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Economic Opportunity in Burundi [z]

Recommended Resources

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Websites

Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty
A great site to continue learning more

Mircrofinance FAQS - Microfinance Getaway
A comprehensive site

World Relief - Burundi
Information on Turame, World Relief's Burundi microfinance program

World Relief - Burundi Progress Report [2006]
A summary of World Relief's recent work in Burundi

 

Books

A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and the Business Solution for Ending Poverty - By Phil Smith and Eric Thurman

The Miracles of Barefoot Capitalism: For Millions of the World's Poor One Small Loan Opens the Door to New Lives - By Jim Klobuchar and Susan Cornell Wilkes

Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty - By Muhammad Yunus

The Economics of Microfinance - By Beatrix Armendz and Jonathan Morduch