Gold Prospecting (For Despirate Conditions)

Gold for Bread in Zimbabwe






Blue Bowl to Save Labor





Simple Sluice





Fancy Homemade Sluice

Instead of miner's moss, use those green dish scrubbing pads. Tell me if it works!





Black Sand Blown Away

Would a magnet help?




Sprial Automatic Panner

Gold pan for a spiral panner at http://www.goldleisureproducts.com/. make your own spiral panner from this spare part for less?




Make a Metal Detector





Prospecting for Gold Nuggets

Micro Loans

Micro loans (microfinanace, microcredit) are saving the day for many people in poverty. These loans have a low default rate and can be as little as the few dollars in your pocket. These loans are also a way for you to make a difference and see it in the lives of poor people around the world.

Here some commentary on microloans from youtube:

1) MicroLoan Foundation: Entrepreneurs in Africa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbt9YD6ZEAs

[Women are mentioned because of a much higher repayment rate in this location].

2) Problems in Microfinance  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4wxo5IHpT0&feature=related