Posts Tagged ‘USAID’

Microfinance Focus, Aug 12, 2010: Calvert Foundation President and CEO Shari Berenbach have announced her exit from Calvert Foundation after more than 13 years of service. Ms. Berenbach is leaving Calvert Foundation to lead microenterprise development at USAID, where she will oversee work in over 60 countries around the world. During her tenure she helped to popularize impact investing, and growing the organization from a staff ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, July 22, 2010: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) and the Microfinance Association of Southern Sudan, will sponsor Southern Sudan’s first microfinance conference July 20-21, 2010 in Juba. The Southern Sudan Microfinance Conference will provide a forum for stakeholders to exchange views about the status of microfinance in southern Sudan and develop a ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, July 16, 2010: Microfinance in Iraq has achieved an ambitious rate of growth and socio-economic impact on those it serves. Despite critical views that Iraq is not ready for microfinance, the sector, as of the end of April 2010, has cumulatively disbursed over 197,000 loans of more than $453.3 million. The Iraqi microfinance sector had at the same time period an outstanding portfolio ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 21, 2009: People living with HIV and caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children will receive loans to start small businesses and develop other livelihood activities under a U.S. Government program launched on December 17, 2009, said a statement. The program is being implemented by the U.S. President's Emergency Fund for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In total, 750 Vietnamese, many of whom are women who ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 18, 2009: IQPC, The Wall Street Microfinance Alliance and the New York Microfinance Club have teamed up to host the Microfinance & Sustainable Development: The Investment Opportunity Summit, taking place in New York City, January 25-27, 2010. After the Microfinance 2.0 Summit, held together with the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network, this upcoming conference is focusing on impact investing within the microfinance industry ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Oct. 20, 2009: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Grameen Foundation have announced a new private-public partnership to support local currency financing to microfinance institutions (MFIs) throughout the developing world. Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Administrator of USAID, and Alex Counts, CEO and President of Grameen Foundation, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize the collaboration. To launch the partnership, USAID and ... Full story

Microfinance focus, Aug. 21, 2009: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched a new Water Finance website at World Water Week, the international annual conference that brings together more than 2,000 experts, practitioners, decision makers and leaders from around the globe to exchange ideas, foster new thinking and develop solutions. USAID's new publicly available resource provides a structured yet flexible approach to help practitioners ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug. 10, 2009:  The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has given a $49.4 million grant to global humanitarian agency World Vision for health and livelihood projects in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. World Vision will lead a consortium of local and international partners in a five-year program that will integrate work in health, water, sanitation and agriculture to meet the needs of children, women, and families. Named "Ogumaniha," or "united for a common purpose" in the local Chuabo language, the program will be implemented by a World Vision-led consortium with other partners including Adventist Development and Relief Agency, ACDI/VOCA, International Relief and Development, Johns Hopkins University, Red Cross Mozambique and Vanderbilt University. Full story