Penny Revolution
“Penny Revolution” is a series that shows how a small amount of money can transform the lives of the more than one billion people who live below the international poverty line, earning less than $1 a day. The magic formula is known as microfinance, a revolutionary method of funding projects in the developing world, considered by many experts to be the world’s most effective anti-poverty tool.
The series profiles borrowers in rural Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Ecuador, as well as the wealthy benefactors who make their dreams a reality, including New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya. Born in the Dominican Republic, Minaya understands – perhaps better than most – how the right skills, training and support can be the tickets out of the poverty that afflicts the underprivileged. Minaya’s commitment to raise funds for Esperanza International, a charity whose mission is to free children and their families from poverty and restore their self-worth, puts him in contact with a Dominican mother who dreams of starting a business to support her family and hopes for careers in baseball for her children.
In addition to the series’ main stories, “Penny Revolution” also highlights a housing development project in urban sprawling slums of Nairobi backed by a microfinance institute (MFI); an MFI-supported technology initiative in rural Rwanda; a program for the completely destitute in West Bengal, India, designed to help those too poor to take a loan; and a trip to inspect the unique achievements of the Grameen Bank in rural Bangladesh. Each segment tells the story of one extraordinary borrower and takes an in-depth look at the intriguing spin-offs these particular microfinance endeavors have created.
Ways to Get Involved
Penny Revolution: Ways to Get Involved
Many of our viewers have expressed interest in getting involved in the work featured in Halogen’s series “Penny Revolution.” There are two ways to participate. 1) as investments, 2) as loans. For “Investment” opportunities: www.microplace.com – “Your investments can earn a return while helping the poor lift themselves from poverty.” calvertfoundation.com – Blending Financial and [...]
EP 1 - An Ecuadorian woman and Kenyan entrepreneur get microloans.
EP 2 - Borrowers struggle to launch their businesses.
EP 3 – A Mayan Indian starts an embroidery business.
EP 4 - Marlena needs $130 to start a business in Honduras.
EP 5 - Beatrice, a survivor of Rwandan civil war, becomes an entrepreneur.
EP 6 - In Bangladesh, a woman starts a thriving business with a microloan.
I watched Penny Revolution and I was struck with the spirit of Marlena in Honduras and Juana in Mexico and wondered how to donate to these strong women to keep their hopes alive is there a way to give funds to them
I watched Penny Revolution and I was struck with the spirit of Marlena in Honduras and Juana in Mexico and wondered how to donate to these strong women to keep their hopes alive is there a way to give funds to them
Penny Revolution talks about a website http://www.kiva.org/, which facilitates the lending of $ for the poorest around the world. We’ve also contacted http://www.microcreditsummit.org for additional information and will keep you posted.
Penny Revolution talks about a website http://www.kiva.org/, which facilitates the lending of $ for the poorest around the world. We've also contacted http://www.microcreditsummit.org for additional information and will keep you posted.
The documentary TO CATCH A DOLLAR: MUHAMMAD YUNUS BANKS ON AMERICA, directed and produced by Gayle Ferraro, had its World Premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah and received the highest rating in “Audience Buzz”. The film chronicles Grameen America, a not-for-profit microfinance organization founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus, during its first year of operations in Queens, New York.
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Thank you for the info!
I want to keep in touch with juanna ? in south eastern mexico (mia) ?. Please excuse the spelling. please e-mail to ceg1222@comcast ,net.
I’m not sure if my comment went through and how I will know if it will be posted. I am very serious for some information to get in touch with , “JUANA in south eastern Mexico from the mia people. I think that’s correct? Please E-mail me . thank you Carol Gillette
Hi Carol, unfortunately we do not have that information. Thank you for your comment and interest.