Archives

A collection of past articles and information


Best Practices

A key component of the original Microcredit Summit's learning agenda was the more than 70 Meet the Challenge Sessions held on the second day of the Summit. Leaders in microcredit, government, business, banking, and the non-profit sector participated as panelists. Articles in the Best Practice section are excerpts from these sessions.

From Microfinance to Macro Change: Integrating Health Education and Microfinance to Empower Women and Reduce Poverty

This advocacy document, produced by the Campaign in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), calls for integrating reproductive health education with microfinance services in developing countries to enhance the impact of microcredit on the problem of global poverty and poor health.

Declaration and Plan of Action

The original Declaration and Plan of Action from the 1997 Microcredit Summit.