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Trickle Up releases a powerful documentary short on the effects of poverty on the ultra poor

October 13, 2010 No Comments

Trickle Up, an international poverty alleviation organization that empowers people living on less than $1.25 a day to take the first steps out of poverty, has released a documentary that profiles the impact of its work and the people it affects. “The Test of Poverty” follows two women living in extreme poverty in West Bengal, ...

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Microfinance Travel: The Video

March 9, 2010 No Comments

Watch this brief video for an intro to microfinance in Latin America and the kinds of experiences you’ll have on a Global Partnerships’ PartnerTrip.

Events, Video

“Banking on Change” Award Winning Video on Microfinance

February 23, 2010 3 Comments

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

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Wokai CEO on Bloomberg

December 12, 2009 No Comments

Casey Wilson, the Co-Founder and CEO of Wokai, appeared on Morning Call Bloomberg this past week to talk about Wokai and the state of microfinance in China. Here’s the video:

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Poverty and Opportunity: Terry Provance of OikocreditUSA

November 3, 2009 No Comments

Poverty and Opportunity: Microfinance and People-Powered Development from Foster School of Business on Vimeo. “Poverty and Opportunity: Microfinance and People-Powered Development” Terry Provance, Executive Director, Oikocredit USA October 15, 2009, University of Washington SeaMo and UW’s Global Business Center hosted Terry Provance, the Executive Director of Oikocredit USA, one of the world’s largest microfinance investment ...

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Unitus Announces Dr. Brigit Helms as CEO

October 28, 2009 No Comments

Dr. Brigit Helms is a Seattle native whose career has been defined by trailblazing work to achieve poverty alleviation through the growth of microfinance.

News and Commentary, Video

Vittana in Nicaragua: Microfinance for Education

October 20, 2009 4 Comments

Watch this video from Vittana.org about microfinance for education in Nicaragua. And remember to join us November 18th to hear from the founder of Vittana at Microfinance and Microbrews.

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Yunus on CNBC: Microcredit is Solid

August 13, 2009 No Comments

Muhammad Yunus, shortly after receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama, appeared on CNBC to discuss the resilience of microcredit in the midst of a global recession.

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Inc.com’s Experiment in Microfinance through Kiva

May 14, 2009 No Comments

Inc.com Senior Editor Rod Kurtz narrates his experience making a loan through Kiva.

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CNN Video on Microcredit

April 20, 2009 No Comments

CNN’s Sara Sidner visits a village bank in India.

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Wokai Seattle: Drinks for a Better World on December 8th

Wokai commissioned emerging Chinese photographers to travel to remote rural villages and capture images of Wokai’s work in microfinance....

2011 Law and Development Institute Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Seattle University

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  The Law and Development Institute (“LDI”) and Seattle University School of Law will host the...

Global Partnerships, Fonkoze Pledge to Reach 50,000 Women in 3 Years

In a partnership with Linked Foundation, Fonkoze and Global Partnerships plan to reach 50,000 poor and ultra poor women...

Zidisha Turns Microfinance on its Head

While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling....

Points to Ponder: What is Microfinance?

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  What is “microfinance”? Does the term refer to a series of financial transactions, or does it suggest...