The club, Bridge to Self-Sufficiency, started after several students at Redmond High School learned about microfinance and how it effectively raises people out of poverty.
"We thought, 'Hey, wouldn't this be a great idea,'" said Taylor Love, a senior at Redmond High School. "Students could really get excited and involved in this."
The club has grown to 60 kids at nearly a dozen schools. So far, they've raised $7,000 through car washes to t-shirt sales to even digging a trench for a $500 donation.
"If you're having fun," said Love, "it's not even work."
All of the money will be loaned out through The Village Net, a non-profit specializing in microlending in Africa.
Taylor is the blond headed guy wearing the vest.
The club, Bridge to Self-Sufficiency, started after several students learned about microfinance and how it effectively raises people out of poverty.
"We thought, 'Hey, wouldn't this be a great idea,'" said Taylor Love, a senior at Redmond High School. "Students could really get excited and involved in this."
The club has grown to 60 kids at nearly a dozen schools. So far, they've raised $7,000 through car washes to t-shirt sales to even digging a trench for a $500 donation.
"If you're having fun," said Love, "it's not even work."
All of the money will be loaned out through The Village Net, a non-profit specializing in microlending in Africa.
Taylor is the blond headed guy wearing the vest.
The club, Bridge to Self-Sufficiency, started after several students learned about microfinance and how it effectively raises people out of poverty.
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