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Sunday, February 14, 2010


Microfinance Centre
http://www.mfc.org.pl/ The mission of the Microfinance Center is to support existing and future microfinance institutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union in their efforts to alleviate poverty, create employment, and privatize the economy through the development of microenterprises and self-employment initiatives.


Blogs
Kiva Chronicles: Follow the real-life story of a couple who decided to change the world, one loan at a time. Matt Flannery keeps you up to date on the latest in what it takes to start and scale their online microfinance venture.
Engage In Uganda: Seventeen students from Northwestern University are spending the summer in Uganda to implement projects in microfinance and youth leadership. Liz, Nikolai and Ann share their adventures.
Corporate Service Fellows: Madhu Anand left her comfortable job as a Business Operations Manager in Cisco Systems’ California headquarters and began a six-month, full- time corporate service fellowship supporting microfinance in Kyrgyzstan. She tells her story to Jennifer Anastasoff, CEO of BuildingBlocks International.