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Hero of the month: Sam Stephens

by catherinea | February 19, 2010

Sam Stephens, co-founder of community lending website StreetBank, believes community will end poverty. StreetBank is the people’s bank - a way in which Brits can unite, lend to each other, share things and become richer for it.

It’s also, as Stephens describes, "a shared attic, a shared fancy dress box and a giant DVD library - shared and in one place".

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