| Another Wall to Fall 19 hours ago by grameenfoundation Alex Counts is President and CEO of Grameen Foundation, and the author of “Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance are Changing the World” (John Wiley & Sons, 2008). Below, he recounts his visits to assess the state of microfinance with Grameen Foundation part ... Creating a World Without ... - grameenfoundation.wordpress.com · Rank: 82,830 ·  11 references |
| First stop for our young FTT reporters: Kathmandu 20 hours ago by Johan Benichou, Finance Tout Terrain association In Kathmandu, Nepal, we were able to meet several micro-entrepreneurs. They told us their stories and recounted their experiences. We met Sarita Tuladhar in the Swoniga Design workshop of her business, which specialises in producing clothing made from Pashmina. With the help of the SMElink programme ... BNP Paribas - Pour un ... - forachangingworld.com · Rank: 167,884 · 2 references |
| News Briefing: Confusion on Where Money Lent via Kiva Goes 20 hours ago by Kate Golden Kiva overhauls its explanation of how it works after a blog post questions its claims of direct loans. [ New York Times] The Wall Street Journal offers a special Philanthropy report. Venture Philanthropy Partners announces a $4.5 million grant to Year Up. [ Washington Post] One Laptop Per Child, one ... Buzz! - flip.onphilanthropy.com/news_onphilanthropy · 18 references |
| Five new investments in Tanzania and Kenya 20 hours ago by Valerie Ponell This month we have made several microfinance bids in Africa, which we would like to keep you updated on – and as usual hope that this will inspire you to follow suit. We supported three projects in Kenya: Businesswoman Odilla founded h... zanox Blog Portal - blog.zanox.com/de/zanox · Rank: 163,292 · 1 reference |
| Book Review: Creating a World Without Poverty 1 day ago by MJ Ray I was referred to Creating a World Without Poverty during a discussion on advogato some months ago, but it took rather a long time to obtain the book for various reasons and then I forgot about this review until a recent discussion on new Cooperatives-UK Chief Ed Mayo’s site. Better late than never, ... Software Cooperative News - news.software.coop · Rank: 159,148 · 13 references |
| (New) Kiva Cycle 1 day ago by Gerrit Eicker Kiva changed the cycle of loan disbursals: they can happen up to 30 days before a request is uploaded; http://j.mp/a5kC4 Wir sprechen Online. - wir-sprechen-online.com · Rank: 34,395 · 27 references |
| Global Financial Crisis – Visualized 1 day ago by mnm The global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up wit ... Micronomore - micronomore.com/home |
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