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gcinkova
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| Name: | Gabriela |
| Date registered | 09.07.2013 |
| Last online: | Mon Dec 02, 2013 9:57 am |
| Sex: |  female |
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11.19.2013 |
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Tue Nov 19, 2013 4:01 am | jump to post
One of the points from the reading “Reluctant Entrepreneurs” that resonates with me is how Ben Sedan insisted that he did not need a microloan, and was not open to change because he was convinced that his family would not have the means to expand their business. It is not as if Sedan didn’t want the best for his family, or that he wasn’t willing to put the work in. He just wasn’t aware of the possibilities that could arise with thinking about business differently. This is where Al Amana and othe...
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11.12.2013 |
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Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:58 am | jump to post
One thing that especially stuck out to me in the reading was the description of entrepreneurs by someone Maathai knew. He said; “entrepreneurs see possibility, an idea, and won’t stop, regardless of the obstacles, until they make it happen. I really like this quote because it is so encompassing and telling of the entrepreneurial spirit. This motivated Maathai to do groundbreaking work with the Rockefeller institution and make changes to the way people consider philanthropy that would have otherw...
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10.21.2013 |
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Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:06 pm | jump to post
In "‘Game-Playing’: Rethinking Power and Empowerment,”, I really appreciated how the author elaborates on the different kinds of power that can be expressed over individuals or groups of people. These types of powers differ from the traditional notion of “power-over,” and are not brought to light as much but pose huge problems. These include hidden power, and invisible power, which are so important in analyzing the reason that certain constructs are in place and why people continue to accept an...
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10.07.2013 |
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Mon Oct 07, 2013 6:33 am | jump to post
I really enjoyed the chapter, “Harnessing Entrepreneurial Energy” by William Foote, because it brought up some really interesting considerations for a person working with developing economies.
Foote brings to light the problem that exists for farmers and cooperatives who are seeking to expand their business, but need funding that falls somewhere between microloans and traditional banking. A lot of the time, banks do not want to provide loans because of the unstable nature of the agricultural in...
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09.30.2013 |
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Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:11 pm | jump to post
I thought that the introduction to “A Brilliant Idea” was such an interesting read, especially because it delves deeper into the business side of fair trade. One fact that jumped out to me was the poorest 40% of people in the world account for just 5% of the world’s income, whereas the richest 20% account for about 75% of the world’s wealth.
The statistics on the disparity when it comes to wealth are upsetting, because a person cannot choose the circumstances in which they are born, and most of...
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09.23.2013 |
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Mon Sep 23, 2013 7:35 am | jump to post
The reading Fair Trade: A Human Journey even further opened my eyes to the importance of Fair Trade and the impact it has on individual's lives. Here are a couple of my thoughts after reading these passages:
When reading Fair Trade: A Human Journey, several points especially stood out to me. The first point was when the author states that women working as artisans in Bangladesh make on average about $30-$40 dollars a month, and then parallels this amount to what a manager in an industrialized c...
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09.16.2013 |
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Mon Sep 16, 2013 7:38 pm | jump to post
One of the most revealing and shocking scenes in the video for me was when the documentary makers visit the territory of Kunda, the rebel leader. I think that this section of the film is especially telling because it delves further into the root of the problem when it comes to violence in the Congo. Kunda believes that he is justified in carrying out a religious mission to regain lands and punish those who do not share his views. It was so sad to see the Hutu child prisoners being kept under Ku...
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09.09.2013 |
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Mon Sep 09, 2013 6:51 am | jump to post
Hello everyone! My name is Gabriela, and I am a student in Dr. Combellick's Entrepreneurship and Fair Trade class as well. Here are some of my reactions to the documentary "The Dark Side of Chocolate":
One of the most riveting parts of the video for me was the interview with the boy who was a victim of child trafficking. For the viewer, there is a sense of helplessness that really hits home because he or she knows that there is nothing that can be done to help this boy who was only trying to he...
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