World Vision to Receive $6.4 Million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Groundbreaking Agricultural Project in Angola
AsidesToday is Blog Action Day, and SeaMo is joining the conversation. The goal is to get as many voices as possible discussing how we can end global poverty. So, jump in on our comment thread. Link to organizations that are doing great work toward the goal (even if it’s your own!). Share your own ideas ...
News and CommentaryWokai, the newly launched microfinance facilitator in China, is the featured discussion on a forum at Kivafriends.org.
Asides“UNITUS makes investment in Madura Micro Finance Limited”
AsidesThere’s a great discussion going on over at mykro.org about how the global financial crisis will affect microfinance. I wanted to make sure that the SeaMo community had a chance to weigh in as well. Please comment with any thoughts. Before I offer my own opinion, here are a couple of links to add to ...
News and CommentaryLast year, SeaMo learned about Wokai, a microfinance startup that had come up with a model for enabling individuals to contribute to the growing microfinance industry in China. The challenges are particularly high because of the restrictive banking laws in China, but that didn’t dissuade Casey Wilson and Courtney McColgan, Wokai’s founders. After a couple ...
Events, Job Postings, News and CommentaryOn Thursday October 16th from 5:30 to 6:30pm, the “I Hate Poverty” coalition at Microsoft will be hosting an informational session about UNITUS, the award winning microfinance organization founded by a number of former Microsofties. Please join them for an enlightening presentation and Q & A. Microsoft Campus – Cafe 9 3350 157th Avenue NE ...
EventsGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters, who made headlines last month in Seattle by purchasing our own ailing coffee company, Tully’s, announced a $450,000 grant to Root Capital, a microfinance nonprofit. Although it is a philanthropic grant, there is a potential gain for Green Mountain (aside from the tax deduction). Root Capital focuses its microfinance efforts on ...
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