The Poor Will Be Glad

"Microfinance is perhaps not a very pretty word, but the concept is incredibly powerful. It says, 'We are going to come alongside you entrepreneurs all around the world. Your hard work is going to make a difference, and we're going to partner with you, provide training, help you save money, and provide access to loans so you can take your business concepts and turn them into reality."

Peter Greer is the President of HOPE International, a Christian non-profit focused on alleviating poverty through microenterprise development. HOPE works in countries from Haiti to Burundi, Moldova to the Philippines.

Peter is also the co-author of The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty (Zondervan, 2009).

He spoke with Cardus Audio last Friday, April 9 2010.