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In San Diego? Join Oikocredit for on Event on Social Investing with Oikocredit on July 15

July 8, 2010 No Comments

Oikocredit USA and its volunteers are launching a grassroots campaign to invest in people, because we know that the world’s poor don’t lack ability – they lack opportunity. Through financing, the poor gain vital access to credit. When given an opportunity to start small businesses, our borrowers in the poorest regions of the world thrive ...

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2nd Annual San Diego Microfinance Summit

April 7, 2010 1 Comment

The 2nd Annual San Diego Microfinance Summit will be held on April 28th at the University Of San Diego. The event is put on by the San Diego Microfinance Summit, a collaborative group of microfinance organizations, volunteers, students, and the public of San Diego who are committed to educating and involving people in microfinance. The ...

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4 Great Events for Microfinance

May 9, 2009 2 Comments

The Chicago Microfinance Conference, the Pacific Northwest Microfinance Conference, and the San Diego Microfinance Summit. All in three days. If you missed those, don’t miss the Careers in Microfinance event on Tuesday.

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San Diego Microfinance Summit

April 10, 2009 2 Comments

A conference highlighting the local and international work of San Diego’s microfinance organizations open to all interested parties.

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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...