This blog post was written by Carine Roenen of Fonkoze and Sabina Rogers and Bridget Dougherty of the Microcredit Summit Campaign who attended the recent Microlinks After Hours Seminar, “Lessons Learned From Sequenced, Integrated Strategies of Economic Strengthening of the Poorest.“ The post originally appeared here on the Microlinks blog.
“Economic strengthening” is all about breaking with the “microenterprise myth” that everyone, … Read More >
In 2012, microfinance has a strong global following. The success stories of empowered individuals whose lives are made better by microfinance are many, and microfinance academics and practitioners constantly seek to expand the knowledge and application of microfinance to provide poor and low-income individuals with financial services and training.
But there many questions about microfinance remain. … Read More >
This blog post, which originally appeared on the Microlinks blog, was written by SEEP staff Sonali Chowdhary and Bethany Bengfort after attending the recent Microlinks After Hours Seminar, ”Viewing Value Chain and Household Finance From a Demand Perspective.”
Financial access for various entities in the rural and agricultural sector is crucial to the mission of sustainable poverty … Read More >
The inclusion of the poorest people in the world – the bottom billion – in formal and informal financial systems remains an elusive goal for governments and institutions around the world. While the “tools” of the economic development sector (microfinance, value chain development, market facilitation, enterprise development, savings groups, etc.) are successfully reaching poor households and are believed … Read More >
Cara Forster (center) presented on SEEP's new "Codes of Conduct" publication at the Finca offices for the Women of Microfinance (WAM) DC panel on January 25.
The following was originally posted on CGAP Microfinance Blog.
The SEEP Network recently released a new study, “Codes of Conduct and the Role of Microfinance Associations in Client Protection” that … Read More >
The founding members of the Microfinance CEO Working Group, which include the CEOs of ACCION, FINCA, Freedom from Hunger, Grameen Foundation USA, Opportunity International, Pro Mujer, VisionFund International, and Women’s World Banking, have just released “Road Map for the Microfinance Industry.” The Road Map outlines the Working Group members’ vision for the positive evolution of … Read More >
