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Thu, 08/06/2015
Spending the summer at MicroDreams / SPBD was an unbeatable experience that will stay with me for years to come. As someone looking to enter the business / finance world, I was able to immerse myself in every aspect of their operations. Not only was I able to dig into the financial statements and help develop new products for SPBD’s clients, but I also worked to secure new funding to expand the...
Tue, 02/11/2014
This is the third post in a series of blog posts written by Alex Li, a summer intern with SPBD’s Tonga office. Alex has joined SPBD Tonga to help conduct market research and product development work.
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Mālō e lelei (hello in Tongan),
Despite all the talk about the locals running on ‘Tongan time’, time seems to fly by here at SPBD Tonga. Before I knew it, another week has gone by...
Thu, 02/06/2014
Mālō e lelei (hello in Tongan),
I have just finished a jam-packed first week with SPBD Tonga and I am writing this blog update to give everyone a recap of my experience so far.
As mentioned in my previous post, I have been accompanying one of SPBD’s Field Teams on their daily visits to SPBD’s borrower centers. At each center, I have been administering a short survey to gauge potential demand for...
Fri, 01/24/2014
The Adventures of a SPBD Tonga Intern
This blog entry kicks off the first in a series of weekly blogs by Alex Li. He will be working as an intern with SPBD Tonga over the summer.
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Malo e lelei (Hello in Tongan),
Introductions
To tell you a bit about myself, my name is Alex and I am an undergraduate student at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. I am passionate about...
Mon, 08/26/2013
Hello everybody from the Solomon Islands . This will be my last blog post as this adventure is coming to an end.
I've been very lucky to discover a country that I knew nothing about. A country with strong traditions and a proud culture.
During the past two months I have discovered four provinces, traveled by boat, plane and 4x4-vehicles, visited over 40 villages, surveyed hundreds of women...
Mon, 08/19/2013
Hello everybody from the Solomon Islands. I am writing to you from the Western Province. Instead of telling you about the beauty of this place I thought that I let you have a glimpse of it. What do you think?
The Western Province is known for its tourism and fishing. Its people are friendly and welcome you to their homes with a smile on their faces!
There is a lively market with lots of...
Tue, 08/13/2013
Hello everybody from the amazing Solomon Islands. The people here have strong traditions and culture. Today I would like to show you the people that live in the Langa Langa Lagoon. These people make traditional money from shells, and spend a great deal of time shaping the shells in order to make beautiful necklaces and bracelets, a hard, detailed artisan work.
Some of our customers take out a...
Tue, 08/06/2013
Hello everybody, I’m writing again from the Solomon Islands. Today, I would like to share some pictures of the interesting toys that I have found over here. As you can see below, there’s no need to go to the store and spend huge amounts of money; in fact, a little imagination can take you a long way!
The first toy speaks for itself. The second toy is made from the Sego palm. The leaves from...
Mon, 07/29/2013
Hello everybody, this is the second post of my (Nacho's) Solomon´s adventure. SPBD has been offering financial services for unemployed women for the past 7 months now in Guadalcanal, the main island of the Solomon’s. My mission over the next 6 weeks is to find other provinces SPBD can expand its operations into - so I get the chance to travel around this amazing country. I am writing from Malaita...
