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Chris Temple

Comments, Concerns, or Advice for the MFI Connect Team

Hello Members!      Our website is growing rapidly every day (over 845 members now!), and is building a unique movement around student invo…

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Chris Temple

Do you have any questions for Muhammad Yunus!?

Hey Everybody,       So all the MFI Connect delegates who are attending the 2010 Regional Microcredit Summit in Nairobi Kenya this April wi…

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Chris Becker

Internship Opportunities in Microfinance

Post any microfinance internship opportunities you know about here...

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Microfinance

This forum is about anything relating to microfinance.

44 Mar 1
Reply by Rick Hinkle

Development Related

This forum is about anything in development that does not directly relate to microfinance, such as healthcare, education, agriculture, etc.

2 Mar 4
Fixing Africa once for all
by Dallys-Tom Medali

Microfinance and the Global Financial Crisis

The impacts of the financial crisis on the microfinance sector and what is being done about it.

2 Aug. 26, 2009
Reply by James Beshara

Environment and Microfinance

1 Jan 11
Reply by Chris Becker

Health and Microfinance

Health, Medicine, Pharmacies, Microfinance... you get the idea.

3 Oct. 3, 2009
Reply by chris macrae

Education and Microfinance

Business training, solidarity groups, and loan coaching as well as microfinance in the educational sector

3 Dec. 7, 2009
MBBS In Ukraine
by kuberenterprises

Microfinance and Female Empowerment

How has microfinance changed the role of women in the developing world? Will the spread of microfinance to the US affect the gender balance?

2 Mar 2
Reply by Fehmeen Khan

How to Start a University Microfinance Club

Share your experiences of how to effectively start a club.

2 Feb 21
Starting a Club with Campus Kiva
by Sasha Noelle Anderson

University Club Activities and Campaigns

Here is a space to share any innovative campaigns or activities from campuses around the world. Basically any cool projects you hear about!

5 Feb 11
Reply by Ron Severson

Careers in Microfinance

4 Jan 2
Reply by Sarah Ban

Microcredit Summit Campaign

6 15 hours ago
Reply by mamo roba godana

Microfinance Institutions

What is the structure and model of your institution? What has worked well for you? What problems have you faced?

3 Mar 3
Maneuvering the Bumpy Road of MFI Transformations: A Microfinance Gateway interview with Elisabeth Rhyne
by TheMicrofinanceGateway

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Share your Personal Experiences

Any questions or experiences about travelling, interning or working for an MFI.

3 Jan 15
aldea artisans
by Margie Becker

MFI Connect

A forum for any information regarding MFI Connect and the progress and future of the largest student microfinance network in the world!

1 Mar 3
Comments, Concerns, or Advice for the MFI Connect Team
by Chris Temple

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In the main thread - Rick asked about men in microcredit.    "There seems to be a bias against the men because they do not have jobs. Can't the husbands contribute to the family by helping the wife harvest raw materials, or do the same tasks and his…
5 hours ago
Shawn Humphrey and Laura Dick are now friends
5 hours ago
Based on Ron's suggesting that we stay focused on Grameen and Yunus at least through the next couple of weeks - I will wait until then to pick up the discussion on interest rates of Type 2 Microfinance institutions. Yunus strongly supports Type 1 MF…
6 hours ago
HI. Just finished 4 chapters of the book. here are my thoughts to some ideas you all have talked about Cultural insider vs. outsider Local knowledge is imperative because any microfinance model needs to be customized for different socio-economic co…
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