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...Neha Chauhan ’08 had a million dollars, she wouldn’t buy a K-car, elephant bones, or anything else from the Barenaked Ladies song. Chauhan would donate it to the FINCA, a microfinance institution that provides loans to impoverished entrepreneurs—and she plans to do just that. Chauhan is scheduled to start fundraising toward her goal on Jan. 1. “I think you can take any idea and bring it to completion,” says Chauhan. “I think it’s important for anyone to think...
...create hope in their lives” to a packed auditorium of nearly 700—drawn perhaps more by her star power than the subject. Portman’s appearance at the Harvard Business School yesterday focused on her work with the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA), which provides financial services to the poor in developing countries, and was part of a national college tour to increase support for microfinance, the practice of making small loans to poor individuals in developing countries. She said she had known nothing about global poverty and microfinance until her senior year...
...Potential donors are worried that charity will be wasted or create dependence," says Jonathan Morduch, an economics professor at New York University. But the most influential microlenders--Yunus' Grameen Bank, FINCA, Accin International--are self-sustaining and profitable. They strip away the bureaucracy common to aid programs of governments and large foundations, and repayment rates of 97% are the norm...
...sensitivity to frost. But the grape has taken off in the milder weather of Argentina, and single-vineyard Malbec, in particular, is destined for great things. Rich and intensely flavored with well-balanced fruit, acidity and tannin, it's a perfect match for game or red meat. The Finca Altamire Malbec from Achaval Ferrer is the highest-rated Argentinean wine to date. Look out for the 2001 bottling. It's big, smooth and deep red, with a brilliant purple rim and aromas of dark chocolate, ripe black cherry, hazelnuts and white pepper. The snag? Finca Altamire Malbec...
...sensitivity to frost. But the grape has taken off in the milder weather of Argentina, and single-vineyard Malbec in particular is destined for great things. Rich and intensely flavored with well-balanced fruit, acidity and tannin, it's a perfect match for game or red meat. The Finca Altamire Malbec from Achaval Ferrer is the highest-rated Argentinean wine to date. Look out for the 2001 bottling. It's big, smooth and deep red, with a brilliant purple rim and aromas of dark chocolate, ripe black cherry, hazelnuts and white pepper. The snag? Finca Altamire Malbec...