The brothers visit a village in the Dominican Republic, arranged by their dad (2007)
story · status: told 5×, last update 2013 · last event: retold (2013-01-15)
In June 2007 the brothers' dad arranged for them to visit a Dominican village with a microfinance organization, where they met borrowers and saw their businesses. They shared the footage in the How to Be a Microfinancier videos and recalled the visit in 2011 and 2013.
Part of: The brothers reunite at a family reunion in the Dominican Republic (2007)
About: Dominican Republic, microfinance organization visited in the Dominican Republic, Mike Green, microfinance, extreme poverty
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-13 | told | The brothers, through their dad, visit a Dominican village and people in very bad situations; footage is promised for later. | June 13: Dominican Debacles 00:01:39 |
| 2007-06-14 | update | John says they learned a lot about microfinance and poverty and look forward to making videos about it at home. (hedged) | Brotherhood 2.0: June 14: Good News/Bad News 00:01:48 |
| 2007-06-28 | retold | John retells the brothers' day visiting poor neighborhoods in the Dominican Republic and the graduating microfinance borrowers. | June 28: How to Be a Microfinancier 00:00:00 |
| 2007-06-29 | retold | Hank retells the Dominican Republic visit from his side: feelings, the armed guard, and the women's questions to the brothers. → refers to June 28: How to Be a Microfinancier | How to be a Microfinancier Part 2 00:00:11 |
| 2011-03-07 | retold | Hank recalls that the brothers went to the Dominican Republic long ago and toured with a microfinance organization. | Why is Haiti Poor? 00:00:51 |
| 2013-01-15 | retold | Hank recalls the brothers visiting a microfinance organization in the Dominican Republic in their first year and meeting borrowers and their businesses. | An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall 01:55:30 |
What is said about it
6 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-06-13 · June 13: Dominican Debacles — Hank: Their dad arranged for the brothers to visit a village and some of the people in those situations; Hank calls it really awesome and a look at what the country is actually like. — 00:02:08
- 2007-06-13 · June 13: Dominican Debacles — announcement: Hank says viewers will get to see some of the village visit, just not in this video. — 00:02:08
- 2007-06-14 · Brotherhood 2.0: June 14: Good News/Bad News — announcement: John thinks they learned a lot about microfinance, poverty and real life in the Dominican Republic, and look forward to making those videos back home. (hedged) — 00:01:48
- 2007-06-28 · June 28: How to Be a Microfinancier — John recalls visiting a group of women graduating, in their own neighborhood, from five weeks of microfinance training in banking basics and business planning. — 00:01:14
- 2007-06-29 · How to be a Microfinancier Part 2 — Hank adds what John did not share: after questioning the graduating women about their businesses, the women asked about the brothers' sisters and marriages and argued which brother was cuter (John won). — 00:00:57
- 2013-01-15 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — Hank: Asked what most decreased world suck, Hank names P4A but recalls their first-year visit to a microfinance organization in the Dominican Republic; microfinance seems to really work. (hedged) — 01:55:09