After a few more intense meetings, working in english, french, and a creative combo of the two, The Guardian Project is proud to announce that we have launched our first Micro-Finance/Village Banking initiative (name to follow)!
Pages of notes and numbers will now be drafted into a contract and translated to french.
We will begin with CPNCK on Idjwi Island.
CPNCK will now be able to create an on-the-spot market for the coffee, eliminating the long period between harvest, transport to far-off markets, payment and reimbursement to farmer.
In the past this has been a major stumbling block for simple farmers, with limited access to cash, to make ends meet.
How wonderful for Jeff to be able to apply his extensive understanding of finance to such a productive end!
"Jeff, i-na-na!"
Three cheers for Jeff!
And three cheers for the cooperative for being so hard-working and committed to their obligations!
Sensitizing within the cooperative has already most enthusiastically begun.
"CPNCK i-na-na!"
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| the idea begins to percolate as Gilbert explains (in french) Jeff's vision to Chance and Victor |
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| "Jeff e-na-na! Jeff e-na-na! Three cheers for Jeff as the news is shared |
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| working out the details of forming a common vision and understanding |
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| and of course, more celebrating! |
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| teaching the teachers to sing "hokey pokey" with the kids |
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