Periagoge
Scenario

When Microfinance Becomes Poverty Management Instead of Poverty Alleviation

I've given out hundreds of microloans and I realize I'm just helping people survive poverty better rather than actually helping them escape it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Small-scale interventions can inadvertently maintain the status quo they're designed to challenge.

Your guide for this
Zera
Zera works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Microfinance — small loans and global poverty?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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