Saving Money is a Lifesaver

Saving Money is a Lifesaver

EARLIER THIS YEAR I MET WITH A group of women in Matela, a small farming village in Tanzania, and we discussed something that's been on all of our minds lately: finding a safe place to save money. The women said their babies were getting sick from malaria, and they could afford the drugs if the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Newsweek 2009-05, Vol.153 (21), p.18-18
1. Verfasser: Gates, Melinda French
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
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Savings
Social aspects
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Zusammenfassung:EARLIER THIS YEAR I MET WITH A group of women in Matela, a small farming village in Tanzania, and we discussed something that's been on all of our minds lately: finding a safe place to save money. The women said their babies were getting sick from malaria, and they could afford the drugs if they saved money over time-- but with no access to formal savings accounts, they had a hard time safeguarding cash.
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X