While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling. Loans that were funded at zero interest by well-meaning participants at popular microlending websites were costing the impoverished beneficiaries more than 35% on average in interest and fees. The exorbitant rates were charged by the local ...
Washington CASH & Express Credit Union cordially invite you to a Private Screening and Fundraiser for the documentary “To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America .’ Will Muhammad Yunus’s Nobel winning Grameen model succeed in the financial capital of the world? Thirty years ago a young economist in Bangladesh loaned a total of ...
EventsOnce a quarter, Global Partnerships hosts breakfast, as an opportunity to spend a morning with their staff, learning the basics about their microfinance programs. The next quarterly breakfast will be held on Thursday, June 24, and they still have some open spots. Coffee and bagels will be served and there will be plenty of time ...
EventsMicrocredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize (along with the Grameen Bank, which he founded) has developed a new approach to capitalism: social business. Yunus, author of Building Social Business, says social business will create self-supporting enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the ...
EventsThis summer Oikocredit is building a movement that will alleviate poverty and empower communities around the globe. Come to house parties or a larger event on May 21, and meet Oikocredit’s Executive Director Terry Provance via live web-stream. Chat, eat and drink fair trade goodies, and hear about the movement. What: Local house parties to ...
EventsThe Calgary Microcredit Conference committee, hosted by the Rotary Microcredit Task Force, the Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit and the UEnd Foundation is now accepting submissions for presentations. This conference will bring together local, national and international key players. It will mobilize residents of Calgary to fulfill their commitment to creating a sustainable, poverty free world for all. Submit a one-page abstract of your presentation/paper and your presentation credentials by April 15th, 2010. We encourage submissions in all areas of microcredit.
News and CommentaryThe Snohomish County chapter of RESULTS is hosting a forum addressing microcredit and its impact on global poverty and development on Tuesday, April 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 215 W. Mukilteo Blvd., in Everett.
EventsWhy Kiva should ignore the critics and continue on with the business of revolutionizing microfinance.
News and CommentaryThe AFP reports from the Global Microcredit Summit in Spain that the vast majority of the world’s poor still have no access to microcredit. (link) PC World reports on the work of Mifos to create affordable software solutions for microfinance institutions. (link) Tim Ferris talks about Matt Flannery, Jessica Jackley, and Muhammad Yunus in “Think ...
News and CommentaryAn 8 minute video describing the Pro Mujer method of combining microfinancial services with healthcare, education, and occupational training.
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