MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: 2013 CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor) Microfinance Photo Contest Accepting Entries Through October 2

CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a US-based, nonprofit policy and research center that aims to facilitate the provision of financial access to poor people, has opened its annual photo contest and seeks entries of original images that capture the impact of microfinance on poor households. Participants may submit up to 20 images.

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Cracking the Nut Africa: Improving Rural Livelihoods and Food Security, January 13 – 15, 2014, Kigali, Rwanda

Event Name: Cracking the Nut Africa: Improving Rural Livelihoods and Food Security

Event Date: NEW DATES: January 13 – January 15, 2014

Event Location: Kigali, Rwanda

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 4th Pacific Microfinance Week 2013: Microfinance in the Pacific – Increasing Access, Enhancing Impact, October 21-25, 2013, Nadi, Fiji

Event Name: 4th Pacific Microfinance Week (PMW) 2013: Microfinance in the Pacific – Increasing Access, Enhancing Impact

Event Date: October 21-25, 2013

Event Location: Sheraton Fiji Resort, Nadi, Denarau Island, Viti Levu

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: 3rd Latin American Forum on Social Performance: Responsible Finances and Development, June 3-4, 2013, Panama City

Event Name: 3rd Latin American Forum on Social Performance: Responsible Finances and Development

Event Date: June 3-4, 2013

Event Location: Continental Hotel, Via Espana and Ricardo Arias Street, Panama City, Republic of Panama

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Magenta Global to Host 4th Mobile Payments & Banking Summit for Greater Mekong & Emerging Markets, June 12-13, 2013, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Event Name: 4th Mobile Payments & Banking Summit for Greater Mekong & Emerging Markets

Event Date: June 12-13, 2013

Event Location: NagaWorld Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: European Microfinance Network (EMN) to Host 10th Annual Conference on Innovative Microfinance Solutions in Europe, June 25-26, 2013, Stockholm Sweden

Event Name: European Microfinance Network (EMN) 10th Annual Conference

Event Date: June 25-26, 2013

Event Location: Clarion Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden

MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Microcredit Summit Campaign, Microfinance Council of the Philippines to Host 2013 Partnerships Against Poverty Summit, October 9-11, 2013, Manila, Philippines

Event Name: 2013 Partnerships Against Poverty Summit

Event Date: October 9-11, 2013

Event Location: Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, Philippines

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Applications for Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program in New Hampshire, USA, Due May 10, 2013

MasterCard Foundation, a Canadian organization founded by US-based payments firm MasterCard that aims to promote financial inclusion and education in developing countries, is offering an undisclosed number of scholarships for women microfinance practitioners to attend the Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program (SMDP), which will address a “livelihoods approach” to microfinance, enterprise and economic development.