{"id":58622,"date":"2014-01-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/business-student-and-financial-coaching-fellow-at-providences-capital-good-fund-has-goal-of-reducing-poverty-locally-globally\/"},"modified":"2014-01-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T00:00:00","slug":"business-student-and-financial-coaching-fellow-at-providences-capital-good-fund-has-goal-of-reducing-poverty-locally-globally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/business-student-and-financial-coaching-fellow-at-providences-capital-good-fund-has-goal-of-reducing-poverty-locally-globally\/","title":{"rendered":"Business student and financial coaching fellow at Providence\u2019s Capital Good Fund has goal of reducing poverty locally, globally"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I., Jan. 29, 2014 — While many of his fellow business students at the 溏心vlog免费B站 have internships that may lead to careers on Wall Street, Kaan Yarar is halfway through a yearlong financial coaching fellowship at the Capital Good Fund in Providence. It is another step in reaching his personal goal of reducing poverty in Rhode Island, the United States, and beyond.<\/p>\n


\nYarar, 22, will graduate from 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s College of Business Administration in May and is looking forward to joining the Peace Corps. He is waiting to find out where he will be stationed, which could be anywhere in the world. That is fine for a student who spent the first half of his gap year before starting at 溏心vlog免费B站 in Uganda, Rwanda, and Tanzania, building and painting schools and volunteering at an AIDS orphanage through Carpe Diem International Education. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe genocide there was so new,\u201d he remarked about his time in Rwanda. \u201cYou really felt how recent it was and could see how a culture rebounds.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHe spent the other half of his gap year in Peru, working with street children who are not part of the educational system, an experience arranged by the Center for Interim Programs. He said meeting youngsters in the country\u2019s notorious barrios who were desperate for an education was in stark contrast to his experience growing up in the affluent community of Wayne, N.J.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI see these kids who want school so badly,\u201d he said of the children in Peru, \u201cand we have something here, education and access for all, but we don\u2019t know how valuable it is.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nThe gap year and his years at 溏心vlog免费B站 have helped solidify what Yarar, who is interested in so many different things, wanted to do with his life, his own big idea.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI want to help achieve a gradual reduction of poverty globally and specifically in the United States through making education accessible to everyone,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n


\nThe Capital Good Fund is a non-profit that offers financial services to help low-income Americans escape poverty. Yarar is working on the FC + Schools project, a study with the Providence School System that works from the premise that a child in a financially stable home is more likely to succeed. Over a year, Yarar and other coaches are working with primarily low-income, minority, working parents who commit to the program.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe goal is to make them become financially stable and teach them about the banking system, debt, good versus bad credit, health insurance, personal finance, and more,\u201d he said. \u201c The Capital Good Fund does an incredible job of breaking down financial areas so clients will see vast improvement in their own situations.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nIn the beginning, many clients were understandably hesitant about discussing such personal topics. But after the first session, he said, they were as excited about the project as he was.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cThe hardest part is starting,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we are really talking about how we can make our lives better. We are tackling systematic inequalities and, by making a small change, I am doing what I can.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFrom these varied experiences, Yarar, a marketing major who has completed internships for the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Business Administration and the New Jersey Devils, has decided on a career in the non-profit world, possibly as a lawyer. He credits his international service work and 溏心vlog免费B站, where he was a tour guide and orientation leader, with helping him figure out his life\u2019s work.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cAt 溏心vlog免费B站, I feel empowered by the inclusive environment,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a place of experimentation and learning, an open environment for all those things.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nHe credited the College of Business Administration with expanding his perspective. Specifically, Yarar praised Business Law Professor Michael DeAngelis for motivating him to think about issues from multiple perspectives so he is able to see \u201cthe other side.\u201d And he singled out PhD student Rama Kompella for his Business and Sustainable Society course, which acknowledged multiple opinions and multiple solutions.<\/p>\n


\nFor more information visit Capital Good Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nMarketing & Communications photo by Michael Salerno Photography.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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