Category - loans

Give loans to the developing world and get a ten percent return

staff writers — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:34:07 +0000

A pioneering charity has launched a new initiative in the face of the credit crunch, to take loans from people who need a decent return on their income, and invest their money to help those in the developing world.

Live simply and invest differently, says new UK partnership

staff writers — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:53:53 +0000

The UK wing of the global social investment initiative Oikocredit has teamed up with the Livesimply campaign to promote a shared vision for social justice. Oikocredit provides vital loans to creative but impoverished communities.

UK boost for Oikocredit global social investment initiative

staff writers — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:59:44 +0000

Oikocredit, a global member-based social investment co-operative which makes small loans to hundreds of vital development projects, has expressed hope that it will "really take off" in the UK after receiving its first major contribution.

Church-based campaign pickets retail chain for exploiting poor

staff writers — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:00:00 +0000

A church-based campaign has picketed a retail chain for charging 'pernicious' prices for consumer goods, from home entertainment systems to kitchen appliances.