outreach to both men and women in rural areas - addressed to the community of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their donors …

This Conference brings together the financial experience of rural and agricultural microfinance institutions and the …

We in the community of microfinance specialists want to help alleviate poverty. We think microfinance is a useful tool … other one the development of a healthy microfinance industry. If poverty reduction is our objective, then microfinance is … likely to be only one of several instruments; in fact it might turn out to be of minor importance. If viable microfinance …

Uganda, where 85 % of the population live in rural areas, has experienced a rapid rise of rural and microfinance over …-supported microfinance institutions (MFIs), through group lending up to a ceiling, have provided start-up finance, particularly for women … agriculture and microfinance, and effective agency coordination, the most effective means of donor assistance are equity …

outreach to both men and women in rural areas - addressed to the community of microfinance institutions (MFIs) and their donors …

is currently the largest and fastest growing microfinance program in the developing world, has been aggressively promoted …

Microfinance programs like the Self Help Bank Linkage Program in India have been increasingly promoted for their … between microfinance and women's empowerment. This paper contributes by arguing that women empowerment takes place when women …