BBC Presenter Stacey Dooley announcing the partnership between lendwithcare.org and The Co-operative. © CAREBBC Three presenter Stacey Dooley, The Co-operative's Hannah Newcomb and CARE International UK Press Officer Jo Broughton speak about CARE's microlending initiative lendwithcare.org. The Co-operative, which previously pioneered Fairtrade, is working in partnership with lendwithcare.org.
Stacey Dooley recently became a lendwithcare.org Ambassador. Speaking about her new role, Stacey said: "The first thing I thought when I heard about lendwithcare.org was what a simple idea that could also be very effective. I think it's a great initiative and I'm made up that I was asked to help support it. I like that it's not a hand out, because these people aren't shy of work, in fact they're desperate to work. So it's not giving, it's just lending for a bit to help them out."
Stacey Dooley first shot to fame after her involvement in BBC Three series Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts. She has now presented several series on BBC Three investigating issues including child labour in the garment industry in Nepal, child soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo and the effects of tourism in Kenya.
lendwithcare and The Co-operative podcast with Stacey Dooley (mp3)
