Del Micro al Cambio: Micro-lending in Chile

Authors

Tom Allen, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Andrea Carrow, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Martins Kronbergs, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Ashleigh Leitch, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Felipe Concha-Berger, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Eli de Leon, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Nick Palmquist, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Valentin Sierra, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Julia Mechler, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Theo Hoglund, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Molly McHugh, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Maria Rojas, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Tatiana Añez, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Marissa Cruz, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Fernando Galeano, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Hibes Galeano, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Yesenia Murillo, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Emily Masters, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Sarah Schwalbach, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

2009

Abstract

Extending the LINK produced its second film in 2009. This poignant documentary is called Del Micro al Cambio, translated as 'from the small to the change.' Four CSB/SJU students traveled to central Chile to learn about the important micro-lending industry that is becoming a source of income for poor and middle class people throughout the world. The film sheds light on micro-loans, a Nobel Peace Prize winning idea, and their potential to change lives and communities by giving small loans to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Inspired action: Advocacy for micro-lending encouraged by Del micro al Cambio has led to ETL's support to Banco Esperanza, a women's micro lending organization in nearby Cold Spring, MN.

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Originally published at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ_KqxWzRog

Recommended Citation

Allen, Tom; Carrow, Andrea; Kronbergs, Martins; Leitch, Ashleigh; Concha-Berger, Felipe; de Leon, Eli; Palmquist, Nick; Sierra, Valentin; Mechler, Julia; Hoglund, Theo; McHugh, Molly; Rojas, Maria; Añez, Tatiana; Cruz, Marissa; Galeano, Fernando; Galeano, Hibes; Murillo, Yesenia; Masters, Emily; and Schwalbach, Sarah, "Del Micro al Cambio: Micro-lending in Chile" (2009). Extending the Link (ETL). 2.
https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/etl/2