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Asia Working Group to Hold Training on Social Audit Tool

On February 20 – 22, 2012, members of  the Asia region of SEEP’s Social Performance Working Group for Associations will meet in Bangkok to participate in  a training on CERISE’s Social Performance…Continue

Started Feb 6, 2012

Provide Feedback on 2 Important Social Performance Initiatives
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Microcredit Summit CampaignThe Microcredit Summit Campaign has been working on developing a type of social performance certification called the "Seal of Excellence." They have developed a draft…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Sabina Rogers Mar 17, 2011.

"Smart" Microfinance and Client Protection
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In Andhra Pradesh, two factors behind the crisis were that clients were over-indebted and MFIs were employing coercive collections practices which led multiple deaths and stifling government…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by IBIKUNLE LANIYAN Mar 8, 2011.

 

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"Nature Rebellious - Look at repeated threat from Nature - Australia, Africa, New Zealand, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan, Japan, Thailand, USA and Indonesia. Extreme events are wreaking havoc on people’s lives and livelihoods in the United States.…"
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Asia Working Group to Hold Training on Social Audit Tool

On February 20 – 22, 2012, members of  the Asia region of SEEP’s Social Performance Working Group for Associations will meet in Bangkok to participate in  a training on CERISE’s Social Performance Indicators (SPI) tool, one the most widely used social audit tools in the industry today. CERISE will conduct the training and representatives from 12 national networks will have the chance to be certified on the tool. Following the training, the participants will return back to their respective…See More
Feb 6, 2012
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Webinar on Client Value in Microinsurance at Online

May 25, 2011 from 1pm to 2pm
Do microinsurance products provide value to its clients? What does "value" mean? How can it be assessed? How can it be improved? On May 25th, 1:00-2:00pm CEST, the Facility will host a webinar entitled "Improving Client Value from Microinsurance: Insights from India, Kenya and the Philippines". This webinar aims to share the Facility's initial findings of a study on client value, discuss the framework and approach through specific examples, and gather feedback and comments that can make the…See More
May 12, 2011
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AMFA Investors Fair 2011 at Baku, Azerbaijan

October 4, 2011 all day
Azerbaijan Micro-finance Association (AMFA) is planning to organize a 2nd Investors` Fair in October 4, 2011 and inviting you and your partners to Azerbaijan. The goal of the Fair is to create bridge between members and investors/donors. It is a place where people will be able to look for the most ingenious solutions – to talk together, meet potential business clients and partners, vie for funding for their new ideas and discover cutting edge work.Register and become a partner of the event via…See More
Apr 27, 2011
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PMN Wins Microfinance AWard

One of SEEP's network members, the Pakistan Microfinance Network, has won Hanson Wade's Second Annual Global Microfinance Recognition Award! We would like to congratulate the network for this well deserved award. For more information, please see the article below or click on this link. KARACHI: Pakistan Microfinance Network has won Hanson Wade’s Second Annual Global Microfinance…See More
Apr 4, 2011
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Smart Campaign Call for Tools - Staff Training on Ethical Behavior

(Versión en español abajo./ Spanish version below.)Dear Colleagues,What should a loan officer do if a client offers him a small gift of appreciation? What should a cashier do if she sees the branch manager let a friend into the back office after closing time?Frontline staff face ethical questions on a daily basis—and usually the answers aren’t simple. To uphold high ethical standards, staff need solid training that they can apply directly to their daily experience. How does your institution…See More
Apr 1, 2011
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Network News March 2011

Hi Everyone, Here is the Network News for the first quarter. For those of you who don't know what it is, the Network News is SEEP's quarterly newsletter that has information and updates from different microfinance networks from around the world. It's available in English, French and Spanish. Network News…See More
Mar 30, 2011
Melissa Matlock posted a discussion

Feedback on the Microcredit Summit Campaign "Seal of Excellence"

Microcredit Summit CampaignThe Microcredit Summit Campaign has been working on developing a type of social performance certification called the "Seal of Excellence." They have developed a draft concept note and are asking practitioners to comment and provide feedback. On the 3rd page of the document is a link to a survey where you can provide your feedback. The survey is only open until Monday, March 21st, so if you would like to make your voice heard and influence the model for this Seal, be…See More
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Social Performance Updates

The Microfinance Centre (MFC) recently announced that it has received a grant from the Ford Foundation to support networks in building their capacity in SPM. The Social Performance Start Up Fund will choose 11 national level networks who are beginning to work on SP and will provide non-financial support (knowledge…See More
Feb 25, 2011

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African Microfinance Transparency Forum Call for Tender

The African Microfinance Transparency Forum (AMT) is relocating its secretariat to the African continent in 2011. We are inviting organisations, associations or other institutions based in Africa to apply to host, and/or manage the AMT Secretariat.

 

AMT is a network based association and currently has 47 MFI members from 22 African countries as well as the 4 specialised rating agencies active on the continent.

 

For more information, please click on the…

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Posted on June 13, 2011 at 9:35am

Training Workshop on SIMFI: A Microfinance Simulation Game

ATTF and ADA are proud to present a special training workshop dedicated tosimulation of Microfinance activities in MFIs. The objective of the workshop is to give theparticipants an overall overview of the Microfinance simulation game - SIMFI, created jointly byADA, ATTF and Stachanov, and how to make financial decisions based on major risks and keychange drivers in MFI.

 

The target participants are Microfinance Training Centers or consultancy firms, whichcould be interested to…

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Posted on June 13, 2011 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

PMN Wins Microfinance AWard

One of SEEP's network members, the Pakistan Microfinance Network, has won Hanson Wade's Second Annual Global Microfinance Recognition Award! We would like to congratulate the network for this well deserved award. For more information, please see the article below or click on this link.

 …

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Posted on April 4, 2011 at 2:41pm — 3 Comments

Smart Campaign Call for Tools - Staff Training on Ethical Behavior

(Versión en español abajo./ Spanish version below.)

Dear Colleagues,

What should a loan officer do if a client offers him a small gift of appreciation? What should a cashier do if she sees the branch manager let a friend into the back office after closing time?



Frontline staff face ethical questions on a daily basis—and usually the answers aren’t simple. To uphold high …

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Posted on April 1, 2011 at 12:06pm

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At 12:18am on April 30, 2012, SM Farid Uddin Akhter said…

Nature Rebellious - Look at repeated threat from Nature - Australia, Africa, New Zealand, Myanmar, Brazil, Pakistan, Japan, Thailand, USA and Indonesia. Extreme events are wreaking havoc on people’s lives and livelihoods in the United States. Communities across the country have endured severe storms, record-breaking temperatures, droughts and flooding - in what appears to be an alarming upward trend in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather. NOAA has already tallied 10 disasters through August 2011, each causing more than a billion dollars worth of damage. What about the other and specially our developing country.

Nature never be bothered super power or poorer - demand absolute Care

Each of we should work to get each individual as environment loving, caring and Thinking to find solution.

Let’s we develop SMMAL SEEP FUND for each area just saving from daily expenditure no matter how small it is.

At 8:15am on May 14, 2011, Nadeem Bhatti said…

Dear Melissa Matlock,

Three is many subjects which are still neglected in social sector. The reason is non technical and experts of those particular fields. One of the most important is low cost housing schemes as it is apparent in other areas of the world.

As it is our observation that Microfinance it just a practice for a deprived sector for financial services. Here, we should adopt practices which give new directions to the industry. I am very clear that the benefits of a business entrepreneur can be protected by some MF practices especially by development of complete housing societies. As it also have parameters of ownership and possession. These legal aspects are same as car financing, house loan by collateral exercise.

We just give MF the support of collateral exercise which makes it protected and expansion to a new business world.

 

Nadeem

GAIN

+92-323-8478158

bhainadeem@gmail.com

At 5:00am on March 3, 2011, Sainey Saho said…

Microenterprise is more than just extending credit loans. It also:

• Provides mentoring
• Gives financial advice
• Provides marketing training and leadership development. 


The small business entrepreneurs should work closely with trained loan officers who help them with their business.  The focus is also not just on the financial improvement but a holistic approach. The impact of allowing these poor entrepreneurs access to fair credit provides them with the ability to make a lasting improvement as the increased income will enable them to afford food, shelter, education and healthcare.  Other changes would include increased personal development, ability to offer community service and provide more jobs and a more self-sufficient community.

 

 

At 4:39am on March 3, 2011, Sainey Saho said…

Hi Malissa

I will try my best to discuss certain things regards to development of microentreprise activities .

At 4:03pm on February 25, 2011, alfred kportorgbe said…

hi melissa how can i be like u

 

At 3:29am on February 21, 2011, Abel Belo da Silva said…
Hi Melissa thanks so much for providing this blog as is important for exchanging and sharing experiences of microentreprise activities around the world the one that providing success stories from mistakes. Here in Timor Leste, i supposed you know about us already as a new country we are trying to deal with manny basics problems in order to develop as material and human. One of the element of that is our cooperative movement, and here i refer more to Credit Union movement in Timor Leste. At the moment we work with a Credit Union NGO calls CUFA (Credit Union Foundation Australia) to support Government in building institutional capacities of Credit Unions and to identify potential candidates for Village Entrepreneural Initiatives. This is a great sole International NGO that provide its full support to the Credit Unions in our country Timor Leste. Our CUFA's team are regularly under limited distant supervision of CUFA Sydney Australia for any issues that we are experiencing in the fields through our Country Program Manager. Our team go outreach to support CUs so the other day we met one of boards of a CU the Gentleman told me that the Credit Union is a social movement i didn't say anything but after a while contemplating i think its more of a collective capitalism movement where empowerment of people through own and group capital invesment would eventually drive people to work and create employment for themselves in a mixed small businessed environment, as there in the CUs the members are mixed backgrounds which then mean redistribution of wealth from well-off members to worse-off members through loan and repayment activities.
At 10:45am on February 18, 2011, Andrew Wiemers said…

Hola Melissa-

 

Saludos desde Ecuador.  Tambien fui voluntario del CDP en Ecuador 2005-2008 y si ahora trabajo en la oficina.  Gracias por la información, realmente estoy muy emocionado de conectarme a este foro para compartir experiencias y aprender de otros sistemas ahorro comunitario. 

 

Un abrazo,

Andrew

At 5:05pm on February 10, 2011, Ismael Valigy said…

Hello Melissa,

Thank you for your message with good reception. How can I make apllication for a job from here?

All the best,

Ismael

At 2:11pm on February 6, 2011, HAYFORD DANSO said…
Hello Melissa,
how are u doing? How is your programme doing. Do you have any intention of coming to Ghana? I wish to see if I can send to you my project proposal on Microfinance to you for editing and possibly check for other investment opportunities.
Thanks
At 3:37pm on January 31, 2011, Mark Fitzsimmons said…
COME BAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK Matlock!!
 
 
 

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