THE STORY
Continuing our series on social entrepreneurs, FRONTLINE/World travels to
Uganda to explore the impact of microfinance and, in particular, how one San Francisco-based
nonprofit is using the Web to connect borrowers with lenders, person-to-person online.
More on the genesis of the microfinance industry, how it works and the institutions behind the model.
Plus, more on the Bangladeshi economist Mohammad Yunus, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work in the microfinance field.
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Interviews with small business owners and microfinance officers in Africa and those
behind the technology that is enabling micro-loans online.
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More on Uganda’s political history, rebel movements and transition to relative peace. Follow links to Ugandan media coverage, aid organizations, and books and movies about Uganda. Also, view a map of the region.
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We asked PRI radio reporter Clark Boyd to keep a journal of his first reporting trip to sub-Saharan
Africa for FRONTLINE/World. Listen to audio reports he recorded during eight days of filming, and
read excerpts from his Uganda journal.
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