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	D-1157    Colombia - Sogamoso Community Banks of Rotary $25,000 It is looking to support the invigoration of an organizational architecture of Microfinances, able to recover the right to work, facilitating the access to training and fair credit and assuring the self-employ. The microcredit is without a doubt a technical and quantifiable option to reduce the poverty, propitiating opportunities worthy of development - through this project - to 60 women head of the household (220 people) of vulnerable sectors of the east of Colombia (Sogamoso) who survive with less than 1,3 dollars per day. It is through the creation of a rotational fund of loans - microcredits that they will be able to develop own productive units (small business) to contribute with the family economy; the beneficiaries will be trained in topics of basic administration and they will be guided along the validity of their credits. The present project will have as purpose to finance the productive activities of the poorest and vulnerable population, represented in credits with low rates guided to strengthen the socio-economic development, looking for the employment generation and the improvement of the quality of life of the community of this region of Sogamoso. This is a project self-sustained in the time and it is based on successful corporate experiences according with the regulations of the Colombian legislation. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Sogamoso District: 4290 Primary Contact: Luis Norberto Lopez Granados Email: ingenorb@yahoo.com Check all projects from: [District 4290] [Sogamoso Rotary Club] [Luis Norberto Lopez Granados] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Sogamoso $2,000 District 4290 DDF $1,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts International Sponsor Club $13,334 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $8,666 Total $25,000 Status and Progress Information Need $13,334 We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Need to raise: $13,334. Project listed for the 2012-13 Rotary Year. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is DIANE LOPEZ (Diane.Lopez@rotary.org). CORPROEM COLOMBIA is a Corporation with great experience in microfinances in this region of the country, it will participate in this project with a contribution of U$2000 and as a guide of all process. <24-Jul-08> System Entry Creation of project page. <2-Jun-10> System Entry Project carried over to the 2010-11 Rotary Year. <26-Apr-11> System Entry Project carried over to the 2011-12 Rotary Year. <26-Apr-11> by Norberto Lopez Granados We continue looking for international partners to realize this important project. Thank You <16-Apr-12> System Entry Project carried over to the 2012-13 Rotary Year.