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Gender, Migration and Remittances' Programme
"In 2005 It was estimated that one of every 35 people lived outside of the country where he or she was born. Nearly 49.6% of the 190 million immigrants were women.
The money that migrant sent regularly to their countries of origin seems little at individual level, regardless at global level it doubled the official international aid in 2006. Alon. . .
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07 May 2008 |
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Emmanuel Asomba
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Fact-Sheet on Remittances in Colombia
"Colombia has an area of 1.141.748 km2 and a population of 44.531.434 inhabitants, of which 72,4% is urban. Sixty-four percent is below the national line of poverty according to data of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is estimated that 7,3% of the population lives abroad. The three main countries of destiny of the migratory flow. . .
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07 May 2008 |
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Emmanuel Asomba
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Colombian women in Spain invest in the well-being of their families
"A new study analyzes women’s changing roles in Colombian migration and assesses the impact and uses of remittances sent by women migrants on the development of their communities of origin".
UN-INSTRAW; IOM (2008) Joint Press Release.
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07 May 2008 |
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Emmanuel Asomba
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CGAP/MFMI Donor Training Course: Croatia, September 2008
CGAP and MFMI are pleased to announce that the training course, Building Inclusive Financial Systems: How Can Funders Make a Difference?, will be held in Croatia from September 8-12, 2008. This one-of-a-kind course is tailored specifically to donors, investors, and policymakers interested in keeping up with the rapidly evolving world of microfinan. . .
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06 May 2008 |
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Zoe Gardner
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How much does it cost to deliver and collect one rupee of microfinance?
The article discuss in form of an interview, with a successful practioner in micro finance. It portrays, micro finance is the bridge building process between poor and society, where no other formal bridge exists. To that way, mico finance practioner assumes, that is is not business like other business, but with a social cause.
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05 May 2008 |
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PROF. SAPOVADIA
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Respect for women’s rights built into a Model for self-financing, ecological, sustainable, local integrated development projects.
The article describes in detail how respect for women's rights is built into the Model for self-financing, ecological, sustainable, local integrated development projects for the world’s poor promoted by the Dutch NGO Stichting Bakens Verzet (“Another Way”). The Model is in the public domain and available for use free of charge. It can be downloade. . .
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30 Apr 2008 |
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Terrence Manning
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Imp-Act Consortium launches case study series "SPM in Practice"
New series captures good practice and lessons learnt from seven microfinance institutions (MFIs) managing their social performance.
Learn about how leading MFIs are defining their strategies to achieve their social mission, tracking their progress towards their social objectives and using this information to improve overall organisational perfor. . .
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30 Apr 2008 |
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Katherine Knotts
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Join the online Social Performance Management Network
I wanted to let you know about an exciting new initiative that to date has attracted over 170 people from around the world – an online Social Performance Management (SPM) Network. The aim of the Network is to connect individuals and organisations who are committed to managing and achieving social performance in microfinance. This is also a space . . .
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30 Apr 2008 |
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Katherine Knotts
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How to measure Microfinance success?
It appears that there is no universal index to measure Microfinance success. Actually it is rather confusing for the new comer to understand whether Microfinance is just another banking exercise, one that relaxes risk considerations to provide the poor access to capital. But was Microfinance initially conceived for this purpose alone, or was it con. . .
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28 Apr 2008 |
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Agostinho Rodrigues
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Regulation and Supervision for MFIs: Boon or Bane?
Micro lending through microfinance institutions (MFIs) has become a popular vehicle for financing the poor. However, the dangers linked with unbridled growth and expansion of microfinance in developing countries including Bangladesh has propelled financial regulators to contemplate framing policies for this sector, or to include it under the framew. . .
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25 Apr 2008 |
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GHULAM MURTAZA
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Nextbillion.net: Kiva vs. MicroPlace - What's the Difference?
While both online platforms respond to the microfinance industry’s need for debt financing and desire for globally minded do-gooders to help alleviate poverty, their approaches are different. Kiva was created by newlyweds Matt and Jessica Flannery. Inspired by a 3-month trip to East Africa, they created a way for average people, with a thirst to ma. . .
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25 Apr 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Nextbillion.net: Four Questions for MicroPlace Founder
"In case you haven't heard, there's this new thing called MicroPlace. It's a major turn in the life of the microfinance movement founded by entrepreneur (philanthropreneur?) Tracey Pettengill Turner. In between advancing her vision for solutions to poverty and running Ironman triathlons, Tracey takes a moment to discuss her new project with NextBil. . .
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25 Apr 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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CFR: Interview with Kiva Cofounder Matt Flannery
Matt Flannery, cofounder of Kiva.org, a website that partners with microfinance institutions to allow people to loan money to entrepreneurs in the developing world, discusses the microfinance industry and its growing popularity among large financial institutions and the development community. He says the practice of providing financial services to . . .
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25 Apr 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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MicroPlace
MicroPlace is a for-profit online broker-dealer, wholly owned by eBay, that connects retail investors with MFIs. Investors purchase SEC-regulated debt securities from security issuers (currently Calvert and Oikocredit) on MicroPlace.com to finance specific MFIs. The cost of this MicroPlace financing to the MFIs is about 8% per annum. If an MFI defa. . .
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25 Apr 2008 |
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Carmen Villegas Caballero
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Microfranchise Concept in Peru-Peruvian Taxi Company Partner
We are interested in applying the franchise model (think—McDonald’s, Bembo’s, Martinizing Dry Cleaning, etc.) to micro-enterprise (pymes) in Peru. We believe that the best way to solve poverty is through the creation of networks of replicable, locally-owned businesses, using the franchise model.
Microfranchise Solutions is looking for a local, e. . .
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24 Apr 2008 |
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Jose Guillermo Quintana Bobadilla
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