Since 2009, Spartan Global has extended over $110,000 in microloans.
The Spartan Global Development Fund is a student-run initiative on the campus of Michigan State University, and is comprised of two partner organizations: a registered student organization and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Spartan Global consists of students, professors, and alumni who work to expand awareness and support for microfinance while building lasting partnerships in the quest for permanent solutions to global poverty. We aim to educate, inspire, and enable tomorrow’s agents of global change by raising funds locally in order to offer interest-free microloans to aspiring entrepreneurs throughout developing regions of world.
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RECENT LOANS →
San Antonio Chacaya: A loan of $5,000 helps the cooperative build a new processing site for their coffee
Byron Cap: A loan of $1,900 helps Byron market his coffee and purchase coffee cherries and a drying patio
IN THE NEWS
MSU Broad College Instagram Feature
“Our impact is only as significant as the number of people that understand the hardships the people in Guatemala are facing.” Check out the post here.
Alums Return & Discover What Spartans are Doing to Better the World
In May 2018, Spartan Global participated in the 2018 Alumni University, where we held a session engaging with Michigan State alumni about microcredit, Spartan Global, and sustainable development. Check out the highlights here.
Spartan Global Students Reveal Impact of Guatemala Field Work
“Instead of this just being a traditional business or a microfinance institution, we’re really trying to push the humancentric approach." Read the full story of how our time in Guatemala shifted our views on microfinance and what it means for the organization here.