Sep 12, 2008 08:33
15 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
Especialista de marketing
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
frágiles (in this context)
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
Microcredit
I´m looking for an alternative to 'fragile' here.
Complementa en el ámbito financiero el resto de la actividad de la Obra Social dirigida a colectivos **frágiles **e incide de manera positiva en la responsabilidad corporativa y social del grupo contribuyendo al desarrollo del territorio, del tejido productivo y del progreso social.
Complementa en el ámbito financiero el resto de la actividad de la Obra Social dirigida a colectivos **frágiles **e incide de manera positiva en la responsabilidad corporativa y social del grupo contribuyendo al desarrollo del territorio, del tejido productivo y del progreso social.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | disadvantaged (in this context) |
Tracy Byrne
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| 4 +5 | vulnerable |
Nikki Graham
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| 4 | exposed, unprotected, susceptible |
escocesita
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Proposed translations
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36 mins
Tracy Byrne
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Getting the right message across
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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disadvantaged (in this context)
I realise it's often used for socially disadvantaged groups but perhaps could be extended to financial aspects?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Tracy! Have done a bit of Googling and this seems to be a catch-all and suits the context best I think. "
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vulnerable
The definition of vulnerable groups varies between countries, but amongst the most important defining characteristics are age, sex, ethnicity and location. But also important are people with disabilities and stigmatised illnesses, such as mental ill-health. In areas facing war or civil conflicts displaced people and refugees form an important vulnerable group. This section presents some ways that vulnerable groups are defined and how health systems have been adapted to meet their needs.
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/health-system...
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Note added at 37 mins (2008-09-12 09:11:25 GMT)
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Exactly, vulnerable includes women, disabled people, people living in poverty, which these microcredits are aimed at helping.
Please see:
Does Microcredit Reach the Poor and Vulnerable? Evidence from Northern Bangladesh
Subsidized loans have a history of being diverted to the rich. Yet recently microcredit programs, such as the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, have become popular among donors and governments as a way to channel funds to the poor. This paper uses a unique panel dataset from two Bangladeshi villages to test if the modern microcredit movement is different from its predecessors. Poverty is measured by levels of consumption. Vulnerability is measured as fluctuations in consumption associated with inefficient risk sharing. We find that subsidized credit is largely successful at reaching the poor and vulnerable. The probability that a microcredit member is below the poverty line is substantially higher than that of a randomly picked household in both villages. In the village where female headed households were found to be vulnerable, nearly half of the female headed households belonged to microcredit programs yet only a quarter of male headed households were microcredit members. While restricting loans to the landless is not effective in reaching the poor and vulnerable, targeting female headed households is.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/wop/cidhav/28.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit
http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/health-system...
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Note added at 37 mins (2008-09-12 09:11:25 GMT)
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Exactly, vulnerable includes women, disabled people, people living in poverty, which these microcredits are aimed at helping.
Please see:
Does Microcredit Reach the Poor and Vulnerable? Evidence from Northern Bangladesh
Subsidized loans have a history of being diverted to the rich. Yet recently microcredit programs, such as the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, have become popular among donors and governments as a way to channel funds to the poor. This paper uses a unique panel dataset from two Bangladeshi villages to test if the modern microcredit movement is different from its predecessors. Poverty is measured by levels of consumption. Vulnerability is measured as fluctuations in consumption associated with inefficient risk sharing. We find that subsidized credit is largely successful at reaching the poor and vulnerable. The probability that a microcredit member is below the poverty line is substantially higher than that of a randomly picked household in both villages. In the village where female headed households were found to be vulnerable, nearly half of the female headed households belonged to microcredit programs yet only a quarter of male headed households were microcredit members. While restricting loans to the landless is not effective in reaching the poor and vulnerable, targeting female headed households is.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/wop/cidhav/28.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcredit
Peer comment(s):
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Diane Kenyon
: Great minds! But you were first off the mark.
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Must be an OK option then :-)
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Alicia Jordá
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Noni Gilbert Riley
: My thoughts exactly. // And anyone/anything can be vulnerable imo - I think the women/children connotation, which did indeed have a period of application, is now past.
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Not necessarily in developing countries. But I agree with you, vulnerable covers a lot of different people these days.
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Egmont
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Mónica Sauza
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exposed, unprotected, susceptible
I'd really have to have read more context to know whether the "danger" is know (mentioned) in which case "susceptible" may be the best bet. Hope I helped.
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