Web site: http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/smallfortunes
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Stories of recipients of small loans in locales from India to the Philippines to New York City explore the issues of poverty and microcredit. In many cases, short-term loans of even a few dollars have resulted in dramatic improvements in the lives of families who otherwise would have no means of lifting themselves out of poverty.
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Official web site: http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/smallfortunes