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Jennifer Thomson posted a blog postfinancial, cultural and societal issues facing women in developing markets...
Next Billion BlogSource: http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2011/04/07/distinguishing-microcredit-from-microfinanceBryan FarrisApril 7, 2011 — 08:30 amMary Ellen Iskenderian Women's World BankingDistinguishing Microcredit From MicrofinanceEditor's Note: Recently, Bryan Farris spoke with…See More
Jennifer Thomson posted a blog postKenyan Women Pulling Together Against Poverty
I added emphasis to the parts of this article that I found particularly relevant to poverty (she did not start out "poor") and gender relations as they relate to microfinance....- Jenn Kenyan Women Pulling Together Against PovertyISP NewsBy Isaiah Esipisu Mama Njoki with two of her dairy cows. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPSBuy this pictureKIAMBU DISTRICT, Kenya,…See More
Jenny Morgan liked Jennifer Thomson's blog post Microfinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in BangladeshJennifer Thomson posted a blog postMicrofinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh
Has anyone read this book yet? Source: http://www.uminnpressblog.com/2011/03/microfinance-and-its-discontents-women.html Wednesday, March 9, 2011Microfinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in BangladeshBangladeshi women count money for repayment to a microcredit bank.…See More
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- Jennifer has over 12 years of experience in the field of microfinance and domestic community development finance, and is currently an independent consultant. Her domestic work focuses on community development credit unions, having held positions at the Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union and consulted with the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions. Due to her keen interest in Africa, Jennifer managed a loan fund of over $1 million in eight African countries while serving as the Senior Program Officer for the Africa Region of the Hunger Project.
She has a Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree from the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. Her interest in microfinance began as an undergraduate student while living in Senegal, West Africa, working with African Environment and Development (ENDA) in Dakar.
Originally from the Boston area, she currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her husband and son.
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Combination of "smart subsidy" and commercial MF for women's empowerment
ZAMBIA
Making the Most of Limited Capital
By Lewis Mwanangombe
LUSAKA, May 18, 2011 (IPS) - Proponents of microfinance often portray it as the empowering extension of credit to vulnerable but diligently self-employed poor people - often women - who support each other to improve their…
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Kenyan Women Pulling Together Against Poverty
I added emphasis to the parts of this article that I found particularly relevant to poverty (she did not start out "poor") and gender relations as they relate to microfinance....
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Kenyan Women Pulling Together Against Poverty
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Myj skype id is sonalitn. Look forward to talking to you and others soon.
Dear Jenn, I am glad to meet you (although it is through mail). I would like to thank you for considering me to join this group; it is always interesting to learn from new experiences and approaches on gender and microfinance. I am also eager to share with the group a set of tools that we have developed in ProDesarrollo as part of the MEGIM model.
Best regards,
Jenn hi, I would like to know if there is a way to reach the other members you have invited without having to invite them separately from my own site. Ciao have a nice day.
Hey Jenn! Thanks for joining! Please add a picture so we can see you :) Let me know if you have questions about making edits to the Gender group page. Also can you please write out "Gender Working Group" Facilitator? That way everyone knows who you are :) Thanks!
Lauren
Come join the Gender Group! Then I can add you as an administrator. Thanks!
Lauren