Danielle
Krabbe serving as Business Brigade volunteer in Panama
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[March
21, 2013]
LITCHFIELD -- Danielle
Krabbe, a junior at the University of Illinois, is participating in Global
Business Brigades, the world's largest student-led global health and
sustainable development organization. She is currently spending seven days
in a rural community in Panama to help provide solutions to the community's
economic needs. |
The beneficiaries typically have a low
level of income, lack of collateral and low level of education.
Krabbe is conducting household visits
in which she assesses the family's level of financial competency and
entrepreneurial goals. She then provides educational and technical
assistance in personal finance, basic accounting and business
planning.
The Business Brigade volunteers
invest in the community savings and loan by providing seed capital.
The seed capital provides loans to small businesses and
entrepreneurs to either expand current operations or pursue new
business opportunities.
Krabbe is studying in the College
of Business at the University of Illinois and majoring in marketing
and management. She is a 2011 graduate of Litchfield High School.
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Danielle is the daughter of Roger and Dana Krabbe
of Litchfield and granddaughter of Dan and Marilyn Wheat of Lincoln. |