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WILFund Apr 26, 2006
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Girlawhirl knows how good she's got it. If she has a good idea at work, she can just go with it, and if it is a really big idea, all she has to do is head into her boss's office with a well thought out plan of attack and she can usually get all the support she needs to turn that thought into action… But every now and then she thinks of what it would be like if she had good ideas—important ones that could make a huge difference in her world—and had nowhere to go to get the ball rolling. World Vision's WILFund helps women finance those kinds of life changing ideas. Through their network of microfinance institutions in Latin American, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe, WILFund provides loans to women who often, just because they are women, wouldn't be able to obtain loans on their own.
And here's what WILFund has figured out: Women are the best investment in the world!
They almost always pay back the loan… with interest. They make sure that their children are fed, educated and safe, and that spills out into the community. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan recognizes this as well, and has said “Study after study has shown that there is no effective development strategy in which women do not play a central role. When women are fully involved, the benefits can be seen immediately: families
Whether it's seeds, fertilizer, chickens or even a sewing machine, through WILFund Girlawhirl is happy to help women all over the world with their own big ideas.
Go Do It! To donate to the WILFund, or for more information click here. * Quote taken from “In Africa, AIDS Has a Woman's Face,” The New York Times, 12/29/02
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are healthier, they are better fed, their income, savings and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is true of communities, and eventually of whole countries.”*
