PPT-Implementing Microfinance Information Systems

Implementing Microfinance Information Systems Loretta Michaels Technology Consultant CGAP February 8 2012 2 CGAP is an independent policy and research center dedicated to advancing financial access for the worlds poor It is supported by. Brigades . Information Session. September 15, 2013. AGENDA. Website. Video. Overview. Ghana. Panama. Costs. On Campus. ABOUT. LOCATION. MICROFINANCE. BRIGADE. TAKE ACTION. CONTRIBUTION. Website: . http. Global Brigades’ Mission. : To empower volunteers to facilitate sustainable solutions in under resourced communities. Honduras. Panama. Ghana. GLOBAL BRIGADES. DENTAL. MEDICAL. PUBLIC HEALTH. WATER. Stewart. Models of access to finance. 11. th. September 2012. . Models of access to finance. Formal banking services. Access requires geographical proximity, social acceptability, skills / literacy, a certain level of wealth. Transition to Independence. Featured program for December2014. The Women's Microfinance Initiative establishes rural village-level loan hubs administered by local women to provide capital, training, and support to women in the lowest income brackets in East Africa so that they can engage in income producing activities. . Microfinance India Conference 2010. Manoj K. Sharma. RISKS IN MICROFINANCE. Where Are We?. How We Got Here …. Very rapid growth. Transformation to more regulated / for-profit formats. Mono-product environment. Microfinance . Report 2011. Jaipal Singh. Executive Director. Center for Microfinance. Background . Centre for microFinance publishes the Rajasthan Micro Finance Report annually since 2009. The report attempts to build complete picture of microFinance for policy makers and practitioners . The Contested Terrain . of . Entrepreneurial . Microfinance . for the Poor. Susanna Khavul, University of Texas Arlington, USA . Helmuth. Chavez, Universidad Francisco . Marroquin. , Guatemala. Garry . Joy . Kiiru. DFG/NSTC Conference Lusaka 19. th. -20. th. Oct. 2016. The current jargon in development discourses today is “Inclusion” . Inclusion as a research issue took prominence in the past decade . The provision of shelter is a . primary. need!. . I. nclusion . in legislation or constitution . . by 75% of all countries. Global scenario: . Top-down Subsidies are . common. PPAF’s . Target. Learning Goals. Why are most microfinance borrowers women?. Is targeting women efficient?. Does targeting women . help self-sustainability . goals?. Does microfinance help women achieve equality in the home?. w. ith Sanghmitra Gautam. The start of Microfinance . Why was there a gap in service?. The first Microfinance loan:. USD 27.00 lent to a group of 42 women in rural Bangladesh. . Each of the women made a profit of USD 0.02 . IMPLICATIONS FOR THE CARIBBEAN. PRESENTED BY: MRS. SHERRY KATWAROO-RAGBIR. 4th Biennial International Business, Banking & Finance Conference JUNE 22. ND. – JUNE 24. TH. . In this paper global approaches to microfinance regulation were critically studied in order to formulate policy recommendations for the introduction of microfinance regulation in the Caribbean region. . Isabel Salgueiro. KEPA Brussels Office. 27 May 2016. KEPA - Who we are. WHO we are. Non-profit organisation under private law. , based in Thessaloniki, Greece. 73 employees + EU projects department (3) Brussels office (1). Learning Objectives. Understand the basics of microfinance. Appreciate the Food Staple Sufficiency Program – Credit Component . Recognize existing credit programs for rice production. Appreciate the unique features of DA-LBP .