
Registration is now open for the Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summito be held April 7-10, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya and co-hosted by the Microcredit Summit Campaign and the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kenya (AMFI)...

Spyridon
Hi, this will be of interest: Founder of Grameen Bank and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus gave a British Council lecture on his model of microcredit: http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/about- us/75th-Anniversary/lecture-series/Muham mad-Yunus/ Highly inspirational. There are links to videos, audio and transcript of the entire lecture.

Microcredit Summit Campaign We have close to 700 Facebook fans! The message of microfinance is more important today than ever! Please tell your friends to join our page and let's try to reach 750 fans by the end of the year! Thanks!

BBC news shares the story of Margaret Chunga living in Malawi who climbs up to a better life condition, as she gained access to her first small loan. As Peter Ryan, founder of Microloan Foundation, said in the article "This empowers people...

Microcredit Summit Campaign Nice new video on the work of Jamii Bora produced by our friends at Race4Change and Funk Factory Films.

Danny Aubeeluck
I would like to assist the microcredit sector in Mozambique with a view to fight poverty. Microcredit exists here but I want it to be sustainable and having a real impact on poverty eradication.
Thank you for any assistance in that regard

Microcredit Summit Campaign MCS sends out a big congratulations to Steven Funk, Jean-Louis Juchault, and the Race4Change crew for finishing the East Africa Safari Rally Race! They have been great promoters for our upcoming Summit in Nairobi.
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After a huge Jamii Bora Press Conference at the WhiteSands Hotel, we were all pumped up to head out to test our 1975 Peugeot in the field to make sure that all the mechanics of the vehicle were sound and ready to start the race. View the video to take a ride.

Pro Mujer, a long time Microcredit Summit Campaign friend and council member, has launch a new blog ( www.promujerblog.wordpress.com). Their

Leaders of the Association of Microfinance Institutions in Kenya (AMFI) met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, on November 19, 2009 to discuss the Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit to be held April 7-10, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. Hon...

Microcredit Summit Campaign New video from Kenya by our friends at Race4Change as they prepare for their rally race next week and continue to spread awareness about the upcoming summit in April. Go to Race4Change.org to follow their journey.
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Steven Funk visits Kibera, the second largest urban slum in Africa, to visit with Jamii Bora members and experience the way they live and the difference Microcredit is making in their lives. Located approx. ...

Microcredit Summit Campaign Let's try to get 1,000 Facebook fans before the Africa-Middle East Summit in April !!! Invite your friends !! An easy way to join is to text "fan microcreditsummitcampaign" to 32665 (FBOOK) from their mobile phones, and they will be added as fans instantly.

At a recent event at the Dallas-based Chiapas Project Junior Committee, Youth Venture Ambassador Brian Weinberg sat down to speak with Microcredit Summit Campaign Director, Sam-Daley Harris.Click here to listenSpecial thank for making this available online go to Dallas Social Venture Partners as...

Congratulations to the great work BRAC Uganda is doing in providing microcredit to East Africa!Dr. Fazle Hasan Abed, the Founder and Chairperson of BRAC disbursed BRAC Uganda’s first ever loan in June 2006 at the Iganga branch. Dr. ...

We are seeking nominations for top plenary and workshop panelists for the Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit.Being selected as a panelist is an excellent way for leaders of MFIs, governments, development agencies and academic institutions to showcase their successes and breakthroughs...

Microcredit Summit Campaign Race4Change - Sign up and get involved for a chance to win a trip to the Summit in Nairobi !!!
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