Microfinance Working Group (MFWG) Open Board Meeting and Meet-and-Greet Reception
Date: Thursday, September 4th; 4:00pm- 6:00pm
Location: Harriman Institute, Room 1219
*** This event will provide and introduction to the MFWG mission, vision and structure, outlining ways students can get involved. Refreshments will be served.
Microfinance 101: An Introduction to the Field of Microfinance
Date: Wednesday September 10th; 5:00pm- 7:00pm
Location: TBA
*** What is Microfinance and how is it different from micro-credit? What is the role of microfinance in the fight to end poverty? What is the role of commercial banks and the capital markets in developing world financial sectors? A panel of second year SIPA students with backgrounds in microfinance will present a conceptual overview of the field of microfinance, touching on its history, purpose, hot topics, future trends and job opportunities.
Current Issues in Microfinance: A Student- Practitioner Debate
*** This forum will explore the issues raised in the MFWG Spring 2008 newsletter . Students who contributed to the newsletter will be given a platform to discuss their articles and ideas on microfinance in a panel discussion with leading experts from the field.
Executive Board Elections
Applications due Wednesday, September 17th, 5:00pm.
*** A list of available positions will be provided shortly.
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Spring 2008 Newsletter is Out! |
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The Microfinance Working Group has a wonderful new newsletter. This edition is is by far our best publication yet. The articles have been gathered from various practitioners of the field, from all around the world, supplying information on relevant exciting activities. Check it out on our "Newsletter" section or through this link: MFWG Spring 2008 Newsletter 
We can't wait to hear your comments and reactions.
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INGRID MUNRO of Jamii Bora |
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The Microfinance Working Group in collaboration with Columbia University for International Development and the Microcredit Summit Campaign will be hosting a presentation by Ingrid Munro of Jamii bora on Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Ingrid Munro, former head of the African housing fund, started Jamii Bora in 1999, and today is one of the fastest-growing microfinance institutions in Kenya in reaching the poorest. She began Jamii Bora with a group of fifty beggars in the slums of Nairobi, and over the past seven years has expanded to sixty-one branches, serving approximately 130,000 members. Munro aims to reach at least 500,000 by 2009. Southern Asian Institute
International Affairs Building, Room 1134
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
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