Publication Date:
Tue, 2011-05-10 18:24
Mildred Robbins Leet died May 3 in Manhattan at age 88 from complications of a fall.
Leet and her husband started Trickle Up in 1979.
Trickle Up found needy people and helped them create business plans. If a business plan was deemed feasible, the program granted the petitioner a first installment of $50.
A second installment of $50 was paid in six months if the participant was meeting stated goals.
The charity has helped start more than 200,000 businesses.
Today it operates in five countries — Mali, Burkina Faso, India, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
Leet’s death was confirmed by Trickle Up’s president, William Abrams.
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