Richard Heeks
Prof. Richard Heeks is an Associate Professor in Information Systems and Development at the Centre for Development Informatics, University of Manchester, UK. He is also currently working on a guide to impact assessment of ICT4D projects and he is using dgCommunities to find different methodologies that have been used. According to Prof. Heeks: “The best analogy that I can use is that I find the weekly summary of postings to be like jumping into the sea of the tides and currents - what topics are starting to grow, which are fading away, what's new, what feels old, and so forth.”
Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP)
The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP) is a consortium of 29 bilateral and multilateral donor agencies that support microfinance. Its mission is to improve the capacity of microfinance institutions to deliver flexible, high quality financial services to the very poor on a sustainable basis. CGAP is a Contributing Organization to the dgCommunity on Microfinance.
Welcome to dgCommunities
dgCommunities is a collaborative space for professionals working to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development worldwide. Share knowledge, tools, contacts, and more with members in 200 countries. Each online community is centered on specific themes and guided by experts in the field. Thousands of information resource links are included, plus valuable member services.
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Free Web-Based Learning Resources Advanced by Cape Town Declaration
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration, launched in January 2008 in South Africa, calls for universal access to free web-based learning materials to transform education through the use of the Internet. Translated into more than 15 languages, the Declaration grew out of a meeting of educators, foundations and internet pioneers in Cape Town in fall 2007 organized by the Open Society Institute and the Shuttleworth Foundation. More ››
