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Credit Union in North Carolina Considers Microcredit

February 7, 2009 No Comments

Feb 7, 2009 — State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) is exploring, with other local financial industry leaders and regulators, the possibility of bringing the Grameen micro-credit lending system to North Carolina. With 15% of North Carolinians living at or below the poverty line and the unemployment rate now above 8.9%, the Grameen model could help ...

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Grameen Scouts Funding for More US Microfinance

February 6, 2009 No Comments

Feb 5, 2009 — Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, a Nobel Peace Prize winner for pioneering a micro-lending model for the world’s poorest to engage in business, said Thursday his formula can also help recession-racked American families escape poverty. “This is the right time to come here,” Yunus declared as he sought $2 million in seed money ...

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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...