SeaMo: Connecting the Microfinance Community

Person-to-Person Website Connects You to Mongolian Yurt Dwellers to End Climate Change

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 24, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Meet Tol Gormaa who lives in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, where winter temperatures can be as cold as -40 Celsius. Like 60% of the city population, Tol and her family, including 9 grandchildren, live in tents called gers, with wooden frames covered by layers of wool felt.

“Banking on Change” Award Winning Video on Microfinance

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 23, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

The story of microcredit pioneer JS Parthiban in a three minute video by Pilgrim Films.

ACCION USA Seeks Kiva Program Intern

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The selected intern will be responsible for maintaining and improving the ACCION USA/Kiva partnership by collaborating with various stakeholders.

Congressman Rick Larsen to Speak on Microcredit Panel, April 6

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

RESULTS Snohomish County hosts Rick Larsen and Rick Beckett

Program Assistant, Technology for Microfinance at Grameen Foundation

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The Technology for Microfinance (T4MF) team is focused on transforming technology from a barrier into an accelerator for microfinance institutions. The team is engaging in an 18-month program to build the technology capacity of microfinance institutions in Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Job Summary: Grameen Foundation USA is seeking a Program Assistant located in [...]

Job Posting: Administrative Coordinator at Unitus

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Unitus seeks a highly capable candidate to be responsible for a wide range of support activities, including human resources administration, leveraged administrative support for the management team, and maintaining donor records.

Focusing on Social Enterprise, Global Partnerships Invests in Mexico

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 12, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Global Partnerships (GP), a Seattle-based nonprofit that supports microfinance programs and other sustainable poverty solutions in Latin America, announced that it has expanded its programs to Mexico.

The Pocantico Declaration

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 8, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

The Pocantico Declaration was drafted at a retreat of microfinance leaders on April 22, 2008 and remains an essential guiding document for the field. SeaMo republishes it here in its entirety as a reminder of the challenges and goals we face in microfinance.