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May 12, 2008

Course Created to Teach Students About Microlending

A new course aims to teach middle- and high-school students about making small loans to poor people in developing countries, reports The Boston Globe.

The program, called Small Change, Big Changes, is the idea of the MicroLoan Foundation USA, a spinoff of the London MicroLoan Foundation. Students will be encouraged to form microfinance clubs to raise money in their local areas to provide small loans and basic business training for women in sub-Saharan Africa.

The program will take place in 12 Boston schools in September and will be taught by volunteer college students and classroom teachers.

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