Log #3

Microloan

The article is basically talking about the growth of one company which help the poor to make the living better. At the beginning, there is the introduction of the founder about how he started the business and how the business works. It's very inspiring to hear that he actually didn't have a happy childhood and he had a tough time when he grew up. 

This company assists the poor to make profit by attracting the tourists to experience the handmade working. They can use the money by simply hiring a translator to help the worker, who can not speak English but have certain skills, to operate the website and arrange the tourism. Since the statistics have guarantee the success of this kind of operation, I trust this system.

It’s very important to be master of certain field and some tradition handicraft and skills are worth reserving. In this group of people, they work hard to make a living but they don’t know how to make a fortune or they don’t have to make a fortune. However, they needs just a little money and assistance, they can overturn their living. I can always trust the poor because I have to give them the chance to try and most of them would appreciate the help.

Reference:http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/it-changed-my-life-labour-of-love-putting-the-poor-to-work 

Further reading about this issue is an example from other countries in Asia. For example, Vietnam, immigrants often stay at the fishing village owing to get more job opportunities.  However, most of them are poor and they can only make the most basic living. The Red Cross organization start to involve in and look for fund to assist them improve the situation. The most importantly, they should learn the skills instead of always relaying on others' support.