Microfinance Roundup May 23, 2009

May 23, 2009 No Comments
  • Wokai announces QUEST, a major initiative to increase total number of donors/users on their site. (link)
  • The PSD Blog of the World Bank reports on the results of a broad and randomized survey of the impacts of microfinance on the slums of Hyderabad. The results after 15 months? No discernible impact on health, education or women’s decision-making, but positive impacts on business income. (link)
  • Finally, SeaMo’s own Alex Bernhardt attended the Global Microfinance Investment Conference in New York this week and reports on key themes. (link)

Have a happy and memorable Memorial Day weekend!

Tags: , , News and Commentary

Leave a Reply

(required)

(required)


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...