Eradicating Poverty Through Entrepreneurship
Growing up, I lived in Nigeria and spent several years in a UN refugee camp. While I was there, my family and I experienced first hand the struggle of not being able to provide for ourselves. We were not afforded the opportunity to create a better future because of our limited access to capital. Many people around the world face the same struggles that I experienced each and every day.
We believe in a future where everyone has access to the capital they desperately need. We believe in empowering people so that they can create a better future for themselves and their communities.
Our solution? Develop a sustainable business model to help reduce poverty. Yazamo is a web development firm which funds an entire loan through Kiva for every website we build. Kiva provides capital to entrepreneurs without traditional banking systems. Our mission is to ignite entrepreneurship by providing desperately needed capital to individuals and families around the world.
Hey, Jeremy! My name is Meghana and I am part of Ignite@ASU. If you don’t know who we are, I highly encourage you check out our website igniteasu.com. We are looking for students, staff, and community members who have creative ideas to come speak at Ignite@ASU. We want you to be able to connect with the community and spread your great ideas with people all throughout ASU!
Ignite @ ASU is a public event on April 4th, 2012 in downtown Phoenix for great thinkers and doers to gather, share ideas, connect with others and create change. It features rapid-fire 5 minute presentations that bring ASU students, faculty, staff and community members together to build more connected, vibrant communities.
Our theme this semester is "The Evolution of Community." This topic was chosen so that it can encompass a wide range of topics, from architecture to social media. I think that your topic would make a fantastic presentation!
To apply and learn more, visit igniteasu.com or contact me at myanaman@asu.edu. Submissions due on March 1st by 11:59 pm.
Application takes less than 10 minutes.
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