1.7 billion remain unbanked. Many have no established identification or calleral. Many are good farmers or tradesmen who just want to gain some footing to keep their small businesses afloat. Join the Journey – a faith-based organization dedicated to journeying with poorest of the poor seeks develop support to digitize its micro-lending programs to increase borrower volume and overall accountability.
Coding project would develop an app that would allow interactions along four personas: borrowers, funders (donors), community leaders (who validate loans based on trust), and business mentors. The end goal is to create capital for *qualified* entrepreneurs who are validated by community leaders and business mentors. Funders do not get repaid direcly but get a charity score and are highlighted on a special funders page.
More info about our programs: www.jtjourney.org