Category: Events

Through a webinar last week, the Grameen Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, that aims to help microfinance institutions (MFIs) replicate the model of the Grameen Bank, introduced its newest campaign, the Pioneer Fund, and examined how the organization assists MFIs so that they might reach poor people in underserved areas with microloans. The webinar was the organization’s largest online event ever held with over 600 subscribers [2].

Event Name: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Speaker’s Corner 37: Microfinance and Energy: Scaling Up Energy Access Through Enterprise-Based Approaches and Innovative Financing

Event Date: May 11 to May 13, 2010

Event Location: Online forum

Event Website: http://microlinks.kdid.org/events/speakers-corner-37-microfinance-and-energy-scaling-energy-access-through-enterprise-based-app

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Cost: Free

On April 26 and April 27, the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship was hosted at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. The summit, which was co-hosted by the US Departments of State and Commerce, brought together more than 275 participants from over 50 countries around the world [1]. The goal of the summit was to deepen ties between business leaders, foundations and entrepreneurs in the US and Muslim communities around the world. With attendance by the US President, various Cabinet Secretaries and other senior US government officials, the summit was meant to highlight the importance of entrepreneurship for fostering economic opportunity and community development. Although microfinance was not addressed in detail at the summit, it was generally acknowledged by the presenters during the summit that microfinance would play a vital role in the promotion and development of entrepreneurship [2].

Event Name: Mobile Finance for the Unbanked

Event Date: July 12 – July 13, 2010

Event Location: London, England

Event Website: http://www.hansonwade.com/events/mobile-unbanked/index.shtml

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Event Name: The Making of a Tiny Loan

Event Date: Friday, May 7, 2010 – 12:00 PM EDT

Event Location: Webinar

Event Website: To learn more about the campaign and register, you may go to http://grameenfoundation.org/pioneer

Event Name: “Microfinance Principles – Summer Academy”

Event Date: July 15 to July 17, 2010

Event Location: London, England

Event Website: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/645214855

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Cost: Tuition is GBP 750 (USD 1,160) and lodging is GBP 250 (USD 387)

Event Name: 2010 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference

Event Date: September 15 – September 16, 2010

Event Location: The Inter-American Development Bank Conference Center, Washington, DC, USA

Event Website: http://www.youthenterpriseconference.org/

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Cost: Presenter Registration (after presenters selected on September 10, 2010): USD 425 per registrant

Regular Registration (April 2, 2010 – July 31, 2010): USD 550 per registrant

Late Registration (August 1, 2010 – September 10, 2010): USD 595 per registrant

The European Union/Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (EU/ACP) Microfinance Program is offering scholarships for ACP policymakers to participate in the Boulder Microfinance Training Program that will take place in Turin, Italy, from July 19 to August 6, 2010.