(This is the third part of a three-part blog on the Vulnerable Populations track. Read about the Bermuda Triangle of economic empowerment in the first part here and more about the workshops in the second part here.)
The presentations in the workshop entitled “Integrating Microfinance and Livelihoods: Plus Models that Make Business Sense” and the questions they raised … Read More >
(This is the second part of a three-part blog on the Vulnerable Populations track. Read the first part here. The presentations referenced below are available in PDF form here under Track 4.)
Reaching Vulnerable Households through Value Chain Development
In this workshop we heard from three programs that work from two ends. On one end, these programs push vulnerable people up a pathway out … Read More >
“If our work is not reaching the extreme poor, we’re not working hard enough.” Lauren Hendricks, Executive Director at CARE USA, threw that one out at us at “Strengthening the Economic Potential of the Bottom Billion,” a plenary session at the 2011 SEEP Annual Conference. The discussion tied in with the Vulnerable Populations workshop track, … Read More >
