Learning about Microcredit in Brazil
Rafaella Cuff, MA '12
As one of four recipients of Steven M. Bunson Internship Grants, Rafaella Cuff, MA ’12 soaked in the sunshine–and more than a few microfinance projects–in Bahia, Brazil, where she worked in development for ProWorld, a local cultural preservation and microcredit organization. Among other responsibilities, she managed loans for multiple clients ranging from street vendors to restaurant owners. “Even as an outsider visiting shantytowns and poor neighborhoods, I was greeted with the kindness and humility of hard-working people in a fast-growing economy,” she said.