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.
The story of microcredit pioneer JS Parthiban in a three minute video by Pilgrim Films.
The selected intern will be responsible for maintaining and improving the ACCION USA/Kiva partnership by collaborating with various stakeholders.
RESULTS Snohomish County hosts Rick Larsen and Rick Beckett
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 [...]
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.
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 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.
RT: @SaveTogether: Nice blog post on microfinance in America – who’s doing it, obstacles, opportunities – http://bit.ly/dtCRnM
“microfinance has held up relatively well through the financial crisis” http://tinyurl.com/yjz9n5u