Microloans flipped the traditional concept of collateral on its head. Why? Because the borrowers didn’t have traditional items of value. Instead, they used a social network as collateral. A group of five, usually women, self organizing and applying for a loan. Initially, two of the five would be approved and get a loan. If they…
Author: Elizabeth Beeli
Spin
How quick we are to forget the graciousness of others. How strongly we hold to the lack of graciousness we received. You can’t determine heads or tails from a spinning coin.
Daytime
What is time? Is it a collection of memories, or an involuntary treadmill? Depends on the day.
Here Today, AI Tomorrow
You, the person reading this, are living in special moment. A moment that will define the next century. Do you want to participate in it?
Gray
It’s an unusual spring. The wrath of Quetzalcóatl is stirred. Rain is a constant.