BEARING FRUIT. MICROFINANCE - EMPOWERING WOMEN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES - Tecno-Libro

in 2013, social change facilitator Viti Kay Simmons first book 'A tree needs water .to bear fruit: Enterprising women creating reservoirs for poverty alleviation' tapped into the commonalities of women in small business globally. Viti drew .on her research expeditions across Australasia and Nepal to contribute to .the conversation about microfi nance and a new wave of philanthropy one .that shifted the ability to make an extraordinary difference within the grasp .of many. Viti contends that hand-outs do not help develop communities. a hand-up is .what s needed to achieve self-sustainability. Bearing Fruit picks up the conversation. While many books theorise about .philanthropy, Bearing Fruit presents theory in practice through the activities .of Hands with Hands, a small charity working in Nepal and demonstrating what .can happen when self-sustainability is done right. At one level, this book is a valuable resource for commu