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Microfinance in Afghanistan

Submitted by admin on 30 octobre 2007
This one seems to be the Afghanistan issue. Tom Begin forwarded message: From: dgAlert@developmentgateway.org Date: October 29, 2007 1:06:46 AM PDT (CA) To: plutob@shaw.ca Subject: Microfinance: 9 new items Content update - Microfinance on the Development Gateway ------------------------- 9 new resources have been added to Microfinance on the Development Gateway http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance Too much e-mail? See how to change your settings at the bottom of this message. -------------------------------------------------- 1. ICT for poverty reduction 2. The Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan 3. Afghanistan Microfinance Initiative (AMFI) 4. The Afghanistan Rural Microcredit Programme (ARMP) 5. BRAC Afghanistan 6. OXUS Afghanistan 7. The Mann Deshi Business School for Rural Women (MDBS) 8. Mann Deshi Mahila Ltd. Bank 9. The Business School on Wheels for Rural Women ------------------------- 1. ICT for poverty reduction http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1117766?intcmp=700 Dear members, as you all of heard about the video conferencing and remote IT services. in India you all know that infrastructure is the main problem for the agriculturist. even now farmers are not getting their right prices of their produce because of lots ... Contributed by perwinder singh on 22 October, 2007 2. The Microfinance Investment Support Facility for Afghanistan http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118118?intcmp=700 MISFA was set up at the invitation of the Afghan government - to get donor coordination right from the start and avoid the counter-productive efforts that have emerged from conflicting donor objectives in other post-conflict situations. It was the first facility ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 25 October, 2007 3. Afghanistan Microfinance Initiative (AMFI) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118127?intcmp=700 CHF International's Afghanistan Microfinance Initiative (AMFI) offers credit and working capital to low-income households in Bamiyan and Ghazni provinces. The program uses solidarity group method to offer credit to business owners. The goal of the program is to ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 25 October, 2007 4. The Afghanistan Rural Microcredit Programme (ARMP) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118133?intcmp=700 The Aga Khan Foundation is a non-denominational, international development agency established in 1967 by His Highness the Aga Khan. Its mission is to develop and promote creative solutions to problems that impede social development, primarily in Asia and East Africa ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 25 October, 2007 5. BRAC Afghanistan http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118139?intcmp=700 BRAC Afghanistan was setup by BRAC, the largest NGO in Bangladesh, in 2003. Since then the organization has expanded rapidly to become the leading microfinance institution in Afghanistan. As of September 2006, BRAC Afghanistan works in 19 provinces offering loans ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 25 October, 2007 6. OXUS Afghanistan http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118145?intcmp=700 OXUS Afghanistan is part of the OXUS Development Network (ODN), a global network of MFIs affiliated to ACTED. OXUS Afghanistan is currently providing loans to solidarity groups of women and men for income-generating activities. The organization works in Kabul, ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 25 October, 2007 7. The Mann Deshi Business School for Rural Women (MDBS) http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118300?intcmp=700 The Mann Deshi Business School for Rural Women (MDBS) is a new program that provides training in technical, financial and marketing skills to women with no formal education and to girls who have dropped out of high school, allowing them to start and improve their ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 26 October, 2007 8. Mann Deshi Mahila Ltd. Bank http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118308?intcmp=700 Mann Deshi (MDMSB) is a regulated cooperative bank run by and for women in rural Maharashtra. Founded in 1997, it is Indias first rural financial institution to receive a cooperative license from the Reserve Bank of India. The MDMSB is committed to promoting ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 26 October, 2007 9. The Business School on Wheels for Rural Women http://topics.developmentgateway.org/microfinance/rc/ItemDetail.do~1118312?intcmp=700 The Business School on Wheels for Rural Women is Mann Vikas innovative solution to making its range of courses accessible to women who due to financial or cultural constraints would be unable to access training in a central location. A bus has been designed and ... Contributed by Carmen Villegas Caballero on 26 October, 2007 ************************************** This alert is provided by the Development Gateway - your online platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration. Please help us sustain this important service by making a financial contribution today at (https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=7947). 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