Weekly Meetings

The Rotary Club of Rancho Cotati meets every Thursday at Noon.

Location:
"Sally Tomatoes
Event Center"
Sonoma Mtn Village
8238 Valley House Drive
Bldg 1100
Cotati, CA, 94931

Email:
ranchocotatirotary
@gmail.com

Please join us if you are a member of Rotary, or if you are interested in becoming a member.

 

Today's Date:
10 March 2010

Kiva Micro-Loans

Here is a some information about micro-lending courtesy of the Grameen Foundation - the leader in Micro-lending: Micro-lenders provide poor communities access to the capital they need to make micro-loans to women who are working to develop or expand a small business. In many of the poorest regions in the world, micro business creation is the only way for families to escape poverty and build a better future for their children.

As clients repay their micro-loans, the funds are recycled into new loans, thus multiplying the number of poor people who can begin their journey out of poverty.

Managers of the local loans work directly with the borrowers to make sure the loans are put to good use as well as support businesses and the whole village in which the business is located.

If members want to get into the system, they can contact Catherine Bramkamp directly for the password and the user name. Members login at www.kiva.org. Our club is listed as Rotary Club of Rancho Cotati. Our members have not made any loans yet, but Catherine Bramkamp will announce the loan recipients through the newsletter.A micro-loan is often $25.00.