Worldview 7/16/2009

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The "Microcredit Miracle" receives good reviews, especially since Muhammad Yunus's Nobel Peace Prize for microcredit programs in his native Bangladesh. But, Jerome talks to a Bangladeshi development expert who paints a darker picture. Also, for Global Activism, we hear from an organization providing social services for Ugandan orphans who lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.


Bangladesh: The Dark Side of Microcredit

Khushi Kabir, Director of Nijera Kori, a Bangladesh NGO and Kasia Paprocki from the Goldin Institute reveal the dark side of the "Microcredit Miracle".
Global Activism: Helping Uganda’s Orphans

Father Hilary Muheezangango, Founder of COVE Alliance (Children’s Outreach and Vocational Education), tells us how his organization cares for orphans in Uganda. Many of whom lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.
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