2A - Thursday, February 25, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.cam 0 2A - Thursday, February 25, 2010 The Michigan Daily - michigandailycom 0 MONDAY: In Other Ivory Towers TUESDAY: Professor Profiles WEDNESDAY: Before You Were Here FRIDAY: Photos of the Week Navara Foundation tnstead of holding restau- rant fundraisers or selling baked goods in Angell Hall, the Navara Foundation, a club within the Ross School of Busi- ness, is selling Honduran cof- fee to Ann Arbor businesses in an effort to raise money for merchants living in rural Hon- duras. The club, which was started in fall 2009, will be sending about eightrstudents to a string of villages in Honduras next week during spring break to research economic develop- ment strategies for Honduran farmers. Along with providing economic advice to villagers and researching candidates to receive microloans, the group will begin to build the foun- dations for what Peter Was- serman, a club member and Business junior, said he hopes will be a "lasting relationship." Education, career devel- opment, research and eco- nomic investment are the fundamental initiatives of the Navara Foundation. Though still in its early stages, Busi- ness junior Jordan Kirkbride, sncub member, said the Navara Foundation promotes the idea of microfinance to help devel- oping countries improve their economies. Researchers from Union MicroFinanza - a non-profit organization in Ann Arbor made up of University alumni who study opportunities for microfinance in Honduras - will accompany the group of students. Kirkbride said Union MicroFinanza focuses on social justice and seeks to "teach people how to empower themselves and improve upon themselves." To support Honduran farm- ers, Union MicroFinanza and the Navara Foundation have been marketing Honduran- grown coffee beans to local Ann Arbor coffee houses. According to Wassernman, some businesses have indi- cated interest, and many local churches have already pur- chased the coffee. Espresso Royale, which already sells a variety of inter- national coffees, is one of the businesses that has indicated an interest in the fundraiser. According to Wasserman, the group plans to buy the Honduran coffee at $5 per pound and then sell the coffee to businesses at about $10 per pound. This will allow Union MicroFinanza to give these profits back to Honduras by funding various operations in the country and redistribut- ing the funds to them through micro-loans, Wasserman wrote in an e-mail interview. According to Kirkbride, there are incentives for local coffee. houses to purchase the Honduran coffee including an inexpensive price tag and the opportunity to help the devel- oping country. Wasserman said he hopes to see the Navara Founda- tion develop even more in the months to come because it offers valuable experiences for students. "We can sit here and talk about microfinance, but if we're not doing anything, then what does it mean?" said Was- - CLAIRE GOSCICKI Members of the toss School of Business' Navara Foundation dig a latrine in the center at a viliaee in Honduras. tight memhers vf the group, founded in lull 2009, will travel to Honduras aver spring break. 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com JACOB SPMLOVITZ DAN NEMMAN Editor is Chief easiness Manager 734-647-3336 734-764-0558 amilovire@michigandailyceom tmdbusinesst~gmailtcom CONTACT INFORMATION Newsoam Offie hoursSn.-Thurs. 11iasm. - 2a. 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