Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Contents LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PROGRAM MANAGER ................. 2 IN DEFENSE OF ZERO: MICROLENDING IN NICARAGUA .............................. 3
EL GORDO THE RAINY SEASON HERO ............................................................... 3
EXPANDING MARKETS: LUIS CANO & SAN JUAN DEL ORIENTE ...................... 5 2010 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS .......................................................... 6
SACORROS SMILE ......................................................................................... 6
2010 Milestones
37 new microloans were issued to families living on less than $2 a day. This has improved the lives of over 175 family members. 20 talented artisans were given contracts for their fair-t rade products. The artisans fare from Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala, and the products are sold in the more competitive U.S. markets. 4 new lending groups were created. These loans will be issued in March 2011, starting over 40 new families on the path out of extrem e poverty.
People Helping People Global 2010 Annual Report 1
Let ter from th e Exec u tive Direc tor & Program Man ager
Dear Supporter s, We are writing to you from a breezy, colonial-style caf in th e center of th e oldest city in the Americas Granada, Nicaragua. Aside from the unique distinction of being the oldest city, Granada has served as home to the International Office of People Helping People Global since September 2009. Th e past eighteen months have been full of many challenges but far more amazing successes. This Annual Report hopes to highlight many of them. We would like to introduce you to som e of the amazing people that we have been able to h elp thanks to your gracious contributions of both time and money. Our goal at PHPG is to provide you with as much information as you could ever want. We believe that its essential for our supporter s to have no question of who they are h elping and how th eir contributions are being used. So, if you have questions that go beyond the scope of this report, please feel free to check out our website or contact us per sonally at (804) 859-5597. Our biggest accomplishment last year was rolling out our microlending program. In March, we started with seventeen loan recipients in the Avelardo Enrique community, located southwest of Granada. We then expanded in September to thirty-seven loans by adding a second group in Avelardo Enrique and establishing a new community group in the I slands to the east of Granada. Nearly every one of our loan recipients has shown extrem e improvements in th eir financial and emotional situations. Many have gone on to create savings accounts, while other s have improved their homes by adding a latrine or turning their walls of plastic into tin, wood, or cement. We believe that this success is due to our unique lending model. We are one of the few microfinance groups in the world that offer 0% interest microloans. This goes against what many groups in the industry currently believe people also once believed that the worlds extrem e poor were not credit-worthy, and now they are considered better cr edit risks than those of us in the developed world. We are standing strong behind our decision to charge no interest due to our incredibly successful results. We believe that this model is th e way of the future for microfinance. We like to describe this method as a hybrid between modern-day philanthropy and microfinance. You still get the benefits of reusable capital from the microfinance model; however, we also rely on donors to support this system so that we dont have to charge our loan r ecipients interest. Often, in the microfinance world loan recipients tend to end up in a worse position than when they began. We believe that by not charging interest, we are helping our recipients escape poverty instead of forcing them deeper into its vicious cycle. We want to thank you all for believing in our mission and trusting us to develop a system that would truly change peoples lives for the better. Because of your support, we have already been able to change the lives of hundr eds of individuals. Please help us spread th e word so that we can change thousands and eventually millions of lives for the better. Heres to making extreme poverty history. Isabel with some children from the Avelardo Enrique community outside of Granada, Nicaragua
E l Gordo The Rainy S eason Hero Wilmur, aka El Gordo, came to us in February of last year to inquire about a loan that would help him expand his store and cheese business. Half of the time, Wilmur runs th e store and spends time with his children, while the other half, he leaves the keys with his wife and sets out on foot to sell cheese door-to-door. On top of his incredible work ethic, Wilmur shows extreme compassion for his neighbors. During the rainy season wh en times are the toughest around Nicaragua, Wilmur offers his customers food on credit until they are able to repay knowing, of course, that could be month s from th en. El Gordo truly is the h ero of his town during rainy season.
People Helping People Global 2010 Annual Report 3
Juliana The Go-G et t er In life there are two types of people: those that choose to just live and those that choose to do more. Th e first type of person does not go above or beyond any expectations that they set for themselves, and th ey do what they need to in order to get by. Th e second type of individual, the go-getter, is the one that accepts every challenge and tries to achieve every goal that h e or she sets. These are the people that choose to excel. Juliana belongs in the latter of th ese two groups. She is one of the thirty-seven loan recipients with which PHPG currently partners. Juliana took out a loan from our organization to improve her familys small business of catching and selling fish. Before receiving a loan from PHPG, each r ecipient must select a repayment plan. We offer recipients anywhere from six to eighteen months to repay their interest-free loan. When Isabel Gamm, our Program Manager, met with Juliana to discuss her repayment plan, Juliana was quick to inform Isabel that six months is too long. Four months is all I need! Juliana insisted, we are trustworthy people, and we ar e very grateful to have this chance to make our lives better. We are people of th e islands. Fishing is all we know, and we know what we need to be successful. After th e interview, Isabel was both confused and inspired by their intense confidence to repay in only four months. Due to th e results we have seen from Juliana, including punctual repayments and various home improvements, Isabel admits that sh e should not have doubted Julianas judgment. Juliana is one month away from successfully completing the r epayment of her loan. She has been a stellar example of honesty, and she has demonstrated without question h er devotion to improving her business. PHPG is glad to have worked with Juliana, and we wish her th e best of luck. We expect to see her continual success thanks to her gogetter attitude.
2010 Revenue
Program Revenue Contributions & Grants Events Miscellaneous Total Revenue $ 10,135 $ 8,586 $ 7,259 $ 1,234 $ 27,214 37 % 31.5 % 27 % 4.5 % 100 %
2010 Expenses
Program Services Administration Fundraising Total Expenses $ 15,018 $ 3,069 $ 2,001 $ 20,088 75 % 15 % 10 % 100 %
Sacorro s Sm ile Posing outside of her home with two of h er children, Sacorro smiles for th e cam era. Sacorro has many reasons to smile: beautiful children, decent health, four semi-solid walls, and a future PHPG loan that will help her get h er snack shop off of the ground. Sacorro came to us a f ew months ago with the hope that we would be able to finance her business idea. Like many of our oth er loan recipients, her main goal of borrowing from us is to help make her childrens lives better. Th e truth isshe will. With barely any capital at the start, Sacorro developed a modest snack shop which allows her family to survive. With a loan from PHPG, Sacorro will be able to take her business to the next level. Her business acumen is already th ere. She just needs the funding to make it a success.
People Helping People Global 2010 Annual Report 6
Th an ks to A ll of Ou r Su ppor t ers!
Reflects monetary contributions made between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2010. Please see our website for 2011 levels. Leaders $500 - $999 Community Lutheran Eileen Volquez Builders $250 - $499 Deb & Gary Ellefson Patrick & Cynthia Hansen Friends $100 - $249 Antoinette Phillips Ashley Barnette Autumn & Josh Bondesen Barbara Erie Beth & Jerome Cole Brett & Mich ele Phillips Dan & Jan Steinbauer Dianne & Robert Kimmes Donald Sonstegard Trust Edward & Laura Dail Mercedes t hanks y ou!
PHPG strives to acknowledge our donors accurat ely. If we have misspelled or omitted your name, please accept our apologies and contact Al ex Tuck at alex@peoplehelpingpeopleglobal.org. Timothy & Colleen Pratt Tomasz Jemczura Tyler Sonstegard Donors Undisclosed Amount Aliza Sterling Allison Muth Andrew Guidarelli Ariana & Erik Wammer Barb & Jerry Lindberg Beth & Tom Tailer Beverly & Hal Colston Bill & Marilee Cain Blake & Kendall Ellefson Bopta Lim Brian Chisom Brian Wohlert Brittany Lippard Casey Brennan Curt Gamm & Karen Dana Mueller David & Patricia Fondry David & Vanna Tuck Donna & Bruce Ellison Douglas & Patricia Reaves Duane & Kathy Schultz Elizabeth & Fred Griffin Emily Gliebe Erik Post Ethel & William Uhlir Fiddlehead Family Dentistry Gary & Pat Gildemeister Harald & Rebecca Aksdal Harold Houghton Heather Weeks James Ware Jan & Laurel Dech er Jane Coley Jen D'Erasmo Jerry & Barb Lindberg Jerry Audet
Elaine & Gary Sonstegard Ellen Schigg Elsie Sonstegard Edward Forst Gingi & Tim Schmitt Jonathan Dail Julie Sonstegard Trust Karen & Bill Windels Kevin & Irene Wr enner Kim & Michael Stavrinakis Kyle & Kim Ellefson Dr. Laurel Gamm & Dr. Charles Stephens Madeleine Mann Maja & Ryan Paape Margaret Oswald Mark & Joni Gamm Michelle Piche Nancy Geise Paul & Susan Ruess Rev. Dagmar Rosenberg
Mercedes is expected to mak e People Helping People Global history on March 1st . She is part of the inaugural loan group of PHPG, and she will be our first client to completely repay her loan. Mercedes is a hard-working woman, and we ar e pleased to have assisted her in improving her business and her life. We at PHPG would like to thank all our donors for allowing us to provide loans to deserving individuals such as Mercedes. Life is not easy in Nicaragua. Most homes are poorly constructed shacks made of plastic and wood scraps. A balanced diet is almost financially impossible. By offering zero-percent-interest loans to hard-working people like Mercedes, we are giving them a chance to change these trends. Thanks to our supporters, Mercedes has improved h er business selling fruit drinks and snacks to children outside of th e schoolyard near her hom e. Mercedes has also been able to save up enough money to repair her leaking roof. She remarked, next month when the water comes pouring down, my roof will stand strong. Mercedes is grateful to us for giving her a loan, and we are grateful to all of our supporter s for thinking globally and giving these individuals a chance to h elp them selves escape extreme poverty this year.
Joan & Brian Peterson Joanne & Terry Ranney John & Linda Barksdale Jordan & Matt Cotto Joyce Larson Kathryn & Richard Clare Katja & Stephen Von Sitas Ken & Judy Tuck In memory of Kate Tailer Kristianna Post Kyle Walton Laura Sorkin Lauren Comet Leah & Kevin Taylor Lesley Jamieson Leslie & Antonie Allen Letty & Carlton Annis Maren Ellefson Margaret Corcoran Marie Jackson Marilyn & Fritz Swanson Marty & Ken Philbrick Mary & Bruce Post Mary Johnson Meghan Hartnett Melanie Sullivan Mervin & Lorraine Ingebritson Michael & Sandra Reynolds Milo Moore Mimi & Les Allen Neal Smith Norene Gulhaugen Patricia Miller Patricia Mielcarek Paul & Janel Gamm Rick Presson Robert & Jeannette Hines Robert & Vicki Stauffer Robin & William Muth Sal & Allen Simoneau Shirley & Terrence Raymond Steve Quickel Stuart Meyer Susan Gross Todd & Rebecca Purring Tyler Piche Vicki & David Milton Virginia & Burton Cross
People Helping People Global
Philanthropic Partners 156 American Bistro & Sports Lounge Anthill Antiques Ascension Lutheran Apple Mountain VT Gifts & Specialty Foods Applebee's Asiana House Bayberry Cottage Bella's boutique Big Daddy's Pizza Boloco Bueno y Sano Champlain Leather Chow! Bella Cosmic Bakery Crabtree & Evelyn Dakin Farm Dobra Tea Eastern Mountain Sports Ecco Farm House Tap & Grill Flynn Center Frog Hollow Good Shepherd Lutheran Hannafords Happy Trails Homeport Joanne Nail-Salon Kevin Smith's Kiss the Cook Leonardo's Pizza Leunig's Bistro Mad Hatter Manhattan Pizza & Pub McDonald's Metro Hair Mimmo's Mirabelles Monelle Muddy Water s New Moon One Eyed Jacques Quizno's Riras Sadie Katz Deli Salaam Salon Elizabeth The Scuffer
This is loan recipient, Jaqualina, with her two children. Jaqualina is part of the second group from Avelardo Enrique, and sh e has taken out a loan from us to expand her cash ew and firewood selling business. Spirit Dancer Books St. Albans Bowling Center Starbucks - Church St. Statements Sweetwaters Tradewinds University Mall UVM Athletics Video King Zabby & Elf's Stone Soup Volunteers Alex Shore Ani Post Rev. Elizabeth Griffin Janel Gamm Joanne Ranney Kelly Bowen Kristi Post Miriam Mayer Nancy Martin Sejal Vaywala Tenzin Lhakhang Zachary Zemore PHPG Fellows Andrew Guidarelli Ariana Wammer Christine McMahon Isaac Campbell
2) Vol u n t eer
We have tons of volunteer opportunities for every type of volunteer (That includes those of you who are interested in helping out in Nicaragua). Please check out our volunteer page to see some of the opportunities that we offer, and fill out th e volunteer survey at our website.
3) P ut t oget her a t e am f or Th e Lo an Ch al l en ge
This summer, a team of PHPG staff, Directors, and volunteers will be travelling to different parts of the country to talk to groups and organizations about extrem e poverty and how PHPG works to eradicate it. The goal of the tour is to get groups to commit to sponsoring a combined 100 new loans for families in Nicaragua and fund those loans by October 17, 2011 World Poverty Day. Groups will get to choose which families they would like to help, and then they would raise $200 for each loan that they decide to sponsor. For instance, if a church was inter ested in sponsoring three loans, then they would select the three families that they would like to help, and we would send out materials to them (including a picture of the recipient family to hang up in a common area, along with th eir story and other material about th e program). If you would like to put together your own group or get your company or church to take on The Loan Challenge, th en ch eck out the website, www.TheLoanChallenge.org, to see how to get started!
4) Bec om e a Su s t ai n er
We have r ecently added the option for our donor s to provide monthly contributions to PHPG instead of having to provide a lum p sum once or twice a year. For instance, if you gave $300 in total contributions last year, we are asking, instead, that you sign up to give $25 per month, which would r esult in the same level of giving. Doing this has two major benefits: 1) as an organization, having a monthly flow of income helps us better-plan our budget by guaranteeing a certain level of monthly cash flow, and 2) as a donor , you can better budget your annual giving to PHPG, making it more manageable plus you can always change th e amount that you would like to contribute if your financial situation ever should change. If youre interested in signing up, please go to our website, www.PeopleHelpingPeopleGlobal.org/donate.
Officers Alexander D. Tuck Co-Founder & Executive Director President Isabel Gamm Co-Founder & Program Manager Vice President Michelle Piche Consulting Teacher in Special Education, Cambridge Elementary Secretary-Treasurer Directors Emily Rooney Consultant, Herbal & Alternative Medicines Paul Gamm Chemistry Teacher, Bellows Free Academy Union # 43 Jonathan Dail Fraud Analyst, Broadview Networks Maria Teresa is a member of the futur e loan group, Cristo lo Une. She would like to expand her business of selling meat and grains in the market. As you can tell from h er picture, I think we have a passionate, natural-born leader on our hands. One last note Over 2 billion people around th e world struggle on less than $2 a day. Many do not have access to clean water, food, or solid walls. We have a solution to help some of these 2 billion people escape poverty permanently. Through our program, a loan of less than $200 can h elp a family improve their business and mak e that escape. Thank you all who have committed to ending human suffering. We believe that through a concerted effort, we may be th e first generation in history to ever experience a world without extreme poverty.
People Helping People Global
People Helping People Global Main Office United States 89 Evergreen Rd. Fairfax, VT 05454 USA Tel: +1 804-859-5597
People Helping People Global International Office Nicaragua 202 Santa Lucia Granada, Granada, Nicaragua Tel: +505 8383-6051
Find us on the web at: www.PeopleHelpingPeopleGlobal.org www.Facebook.com/MicroLending Photography by Isaac Campbell (except pp. 2, 4, & 5 PHPG Staff Photos)
2010 Annual Report 10