Agros Blog

Here is a nice mention of Agros in “The Daily”, the local student newspaper at UW. Here is a blurb, and a link:

Creative charities worth your cash
By Jackson Rohrbaugh
January 29, 2008

“I saw a pamphlet for a non-profit organization called Agros the other day on my kitchen table. I paged through it and was quickly riveted by the unique plan they had thought up to bring change and development to developing countries. In fact, it’s one of the more interesting and practical charities I’ve ever heard of.

With Agros, a group of investors from an affluent area like ours can help a community in Latin America by loaning them money to purchase land. Then, Agros trains the families in sustainable farming techniques and animal husbandry. Its focus is to make the communities self-sufficient, to the point where they can pay back Agros’ loans over time.

This is exceedingly visionary, because instead of dumping money on disenfranchised peoples, they are being taught both valuable skills and smart financial management. It’s essentially a way to impart wisdom and aid that’s long-lasting. It creates a legacy of security and change in places with a deficit of both….” Read more here.