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Staff Profile: Chris Baker, OneSeed Founder and Pizza Maker

Sep 12
2012
blog Chile Nepal By cathryn
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Meet Chris, the founder of OneSeed Expeditions. Over the past seven years, Chris has split his time between Nepal and the US. While in Nepal, he conducted research in Kathmandu and throughout the Khumbu region surrounding Mt. Everest. As a Fellow with Kiva.org, Chris worked closely with local microfinance institutions. Chris founded OneSeed in 2010 [...]
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Microfinance in Nepal

Aug 22
2011
blog Nepal By OneSeed Expeditions
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The study of microfinance is truly a study in adaptation and innovation. Its the micro part of this field that makes it so particular.  Financial services implemented on a grand scale–think of your own bank–find their success in replication and consistency.  Visiting a bank teller in New York is not that fundamentally different than visiting [...]
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