Meet RESULTS, “one of the best-kept secrets in development” >>Authored by Sabina Rogers, Communications and Relationships Manager, Microcredit Summit Campaign In a 2013 article, New York Times opinion writer, ...

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Webinar recap: Is it too late for microfinance to be pro poor? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh6iw8-lbKE&feature=youtu.be On April 21st, the Microcredit Summit Campaign co-hosted with Uplift a webinar discussion focus...

Request for aid to help Ecuador recover from the earthquake Please find below a special message from our friends at Red Financiera Rural (RFR) in Ecuador. They are requesting our aid in dealing with the destruction of t...

Solicitud ayuda por terremoto en Ecuador Abajo encontrará un mensaje especial de nuestros amigos de la Red Financiera Rural (RFR) en Ecuador. Están solicitando nuestra ayuda para los damnificados...

Creating entrepreneurs of democracy >>Authored by Ken Patterson, Director of Global Grassroots Advocacy, RESULTS U.S. The solutions to some of our biggest problems are often right in fro...

#tbt: A look back at the 2006 Global Microcredit Summit In an interview, Microcredit Summit Campaign co-founder, Sam Daley-Harris describes what turned him into an advocate for microcredit. In the late 1970s, Sam at...

Global Money Week at the 18th Microcredit Summit with Luis Fernando Sanabria Luis Fernando Sanabria, COO of Fundación Paraguaya, tells about his organization’s commitment to serving the youth of Paraguay. He highlights the importance...

Video Corner | Shamsul Haque on reducing poverty through an integrated approach Shamsul Haque of Society for Development Initiatives (Bangladesh) discusses his organization, the role of microfinance to help end poverty, and the lessons le...

Oradian’s innovative cloud system in West Africa empowers the microfinance community >>Authored by Vedrana Legovic, marketing and communications officer of Oradian Last month, we travelled to Abu Dhabi for the 18th Microcredit Summit, ...

#tbt: Digital services to reach the unreachable at the 2013 Summit Highlighting technology innovations in the microfinance sector, the plenary session "Reaching Deeper and Lowering Costs: The Path ahead for Digital Services" a...

Video Corner | Shazia Abbas on microfinance creating entrepreneurs Shazia Abbas of Micro Options (Pakistan) discusses her organization, the role of microfinance to help end poverty, and the lessons learned at the 18th Microcre...

Video Corner | Tarik Sayed Harun on reducing poverty in Bangladesh Tarik Sayed Harun of COAST Trust (Bangladesh) discusses the role of microfinance to help end poverty and the lessons learned at the 18th Microcredit Summit wit...

Video Corner | Lev Plaves of Kiva on measuring impact Lev Plaves of KIVA talks with Miranda Beshara, editor of the Arabic Microfinance Gateway, about what he was most excited to learn about at the 18th Microcredit...

April 21st Webinar: Is it too late for microfinance to be pro poor? You’re invited to an exciting webinar organized by Uplift on April 21st (10 AM EDT / GMT-4): "Is it too late for microfinance to be pro poor? The case for l...

Sohelia Haque: MFIs better serve the poor than traditional banks Sohelia Naznin Haque of Society for Development Initiatives (Bangladesh) discusses the role of microfinance to help end poverty and the lessons learned at the ...

Wamda.com: Understanding microfinance in MENA >>by Archana Menon | April 3, 2016 "The Arab world has the lowest level of financial inclusion." This was the statement made by Dr. Abdulrahman ...

Muhammad Yunus: A new economic theory of selflessness Ghada Waly, Egypt's Minister of Social Solidarity, and Nobel laureate, Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank and the "father of microfinance," got into a hea...

Muhammad Zubair Mughal: Islamic microfinance is for everyone Muhammad Zubair Mughal of Al Huda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics attended his first Microcredit Summit. He discusses Islamic microfinance, the role of...

Alia Farhat: Microfinance serving Syrian refugees in Lebanon Alia Farhat of Al Majmoua (Lebanon) discusses her organization, the role of microfinance to help end poverty -- in particular with the Syrian refugee crisis --...