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“Poverty and Opportunity: Microfinance and People-Powered Development”

SeaMo and UW’s Global Business Center host Terry Provance, the Executive Director of Oikocredit USA, one of the world’s largest microfinance investment vehicles. He will address the grassroots approach to poverty alleviation known as microfinance, and how this development strategy establishes relationships of equity, rather than dependence. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Global Studies and the Department of Global Health at UW.

When: October 15th, 6:00pm

Where: Kane Hall 220, University of Washington

RSVP at https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/uwciber/84174

Terry Provance has been Executive Director of Oikocredit USA, in Washington, DC, since November, 2001, and has worked successfully to increase investments and publicity for the socially responsible and development-focused nationwide organization. Rev. Provance is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ.  He pastored a local UCC congregation in Pittsburgh for 5 years before administering an international program in the national Cleveland office for 10 years prior to joining Oikocredit. Terry has traveled extensively throughout the world visiting over 100 countries for peace, economic justice, disarmament and racial equality.  He has worked for the National Council of Churches, Presbyterian Church USA, American Friends Service Committee and the Unitarian Universalist Association and received an MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and an MA in Christian Social Ethics from the Graduate Theological Union.

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