3 days ago by BRAC Blog

“This meeting is a great opportunity to see what’s really going on. In Sri Lanka, right now we only have microfinance. I had no idea what the health, education, and WASH [Water, sanitation, and hygiene] programs would be like. Reading on the website is nothing like coming here and really being able ...

BRAC Blog - blog.bracusa.org · 4 references

5 days ago by RESULTS UK

Members of a rural women's Self-Help Group which offers microfinance services, photo by McKay Savage On Wednesday 7th March, the day before International Women’s Day, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microfinance (for which RESULTS provides the Secretariat) will be holding a parliamentary event ...

RESULTS UK - The Power to ... - blog.results.org.uk · 8 references

10 days ago by Opportunity Partner

We’re always looking for cool new ways that Opportunity supporters find to help us end poverty. So when we read this story on Opportunity Canada’s blog about three teens going plaid for Opportunity, we loved it! Check it out below or on opportunityinternational.ca. Three girls, one shirt, one pair o ...

Microfinance a Working ... - opportunity.org · Rank: 187,231 · 21 references

11 days ago by The CSR Blog: Scott James

[1]This month I spoke about CSR with Dr. Carolyn Woo and Thomas Shaw at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), one of the largest relief and development organizations in the world. Tom is the Senior Technical Advisor for their micro finance program and Carolyn is the brand new CEO. I've know Carolyn for ov ...

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19 days ago by Jean-Paul

I am still a big proponent of investing in and own several mutual funds and stocks in green technologies and companies, but I often wonder “will that actually affect the biggest change?” Most investments now days have been marred by scandals. The stock market was hit with internet bubble stocks, dec ...

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20 days ago by Simea

Our new blogging challenge for your Daily Dose of Saath: six stories a week about our interns, clients, visitors and programmes. If you have a story that belongs on this page, please mail us at rdc@saath.org. On monday we feature succes-stories and case-studies from the community. This monday we sha ...

SAATH - saath.wordpress.com · 1 reference

20 days ago by ribh

Ministère des Finances En Tunisie, la loi de finances pour l’année 2012 introduit une série de mesures relatives à la finance islamique. Définition des concepts - La Mourabaha : Elle consiste en une transaction en vertu de laquelle le créancier (la banque) achète un actif donné pour le compte d’un c ...

RIBH, le Journal de la ... - ribh.wordpress.com · 30 references

23 days ago by hilarywilson

A Conversation with David Roodman Author of Due Diligence: An impertinent inquiry into microfinance Hosted by SVMN Event recap written by SVMN Volunteer Julie Menezes The SVMN event on January 12 th featured Economist David Roodman of the Center for Global Development. Roodman discussed his new book ...

The Silicon Valley ... - svmn.net · 14 references

26 days ago by rbapadmin

This is to notify all rural banks, engaged in microfinance operations, of the amendments on the reportorial requirements under Circular No. 607 dated April 30. 2008. The thrust to amend or revise was due to the introduction of new microfinance products and, likewise, the growing exposure of banks, p ...

Rural Bankers Association ... - rbap.org

30 days ago by grameenfoundation

Alex Counts is president, CEO and founder of Grameen Foundation, and author of several books, including Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World. Two years ago today, a massive earthquake devastated Haiti. Some 250,000 people perished amo ...

Creating a World Without ... - grameenfoundation.wordpress.com · 37 references