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Water 1st 5k Walk: “Carry 5″

May 14, 2009 No Comments

May 14, 2009 — Water 1st’s annual 5k fundraiser walk for clean drinking water is in two weeks here in Seattle. (sign up here: link)

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Water 1st, Beer 2nd Fundraiser

January 26, 2009 1 Comment

Join Water First International for their 4th Annual Water 1st–Beer 2nd Fundraiser at Seattle’s Lake Union Park, Naval Reserve Building (“The Armory”), on Friday, February 27, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. Serving water 1st, and beer (or root beer) 2nd! Food, beverages, live music, dancing, silent auction, and a short Water 1st film and presentation, plus a Hawaii Vacation raffle. Tickets: $30/person

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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...