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icon: Notes from the Field Note From South Africa: Using Microfinance and HIV/Gender Trainings to Reduce the Risk of HIV and Gender-Based Violence
The Enjeru group is gathered under a tent, standing behind a maize sheller.Photo credit: FIT Uganda Ltd.In South Africa, structural factors such as poverty, entrenched gender inequalities, and lack of community solidarity contribute to the high levels of intimate partner violence and HIV transmission. Based in Limpopo Province, the Intervention with Microfinance for AIDS and Gender Equity (IMAGE) program combines group-based microfinance with a 12-month gender and HIV training curriculum to improve women's economic independence, to reduce their vulnerability to both gender-based violence and HIV, and to empower women leaders to mobilize others to become better informed on these issues.
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New Microfinance Voices: What does the SKS IPO Mean for Poor People With almost seven million clients, SKS Microfinance is the largest microfinance institution in India. After SKS successfully went public on July 28, many questions remain about what this means for the development community. Although the microfinance industry largely began with non-profit organizations seeking to provide financial services to the poor, the SKS IPO, in addition to the Compartamos IPO in Mexico in 2007, are demonstrating the profitability of such institutions. Microfinance Gateway, together with Microfinance Insights, explore what this news means for the poor.
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Watch the After Hours Seminar Screencast of Timothy Nourse's presentation on microfinance sector development in the West Bank and Gaza.On Monday, August 30, Timothy Nourse, the Chief of Party of the Expanded and Sustained Access to Financial Services (ESAF) program, presented "Commercialize Amid Conflict: Microfinance Sector Development in the West Bank and Gaza" at the 44th USAID After Hours Seminar. Mr. Nourse discussed implementation challenges of microfinance sector development in conflict environments, provided lessons learned from the practicioner and donor communities, and showed how the ESAF program is improving access to financial services through a multi-level and multi-industry approach.
25th Annual SEEP Conference

Registration now open for 2010 SEEP Network Annual Conference. This year the SEEP Network celebrates 25 years of connecting microenterprise practitioners. The SEEP Annual Conference provides practitioners with a forum to connect with colleagues, exchange experiences, and strengthen their collective efforts to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people. The event will take place November 1-5 at the Sheraton National Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

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New USAID Poverty Assessment Tools, user guides, and increased functionality. USAID and the IRIS Center are pleased to announce several innovations and updates to the USAID Poverty Assessment Tools (PAT):
  • User guides for 22 countries, developed from user feedback and source documentation, are now available and soon will be available for all PAT countries.
  • New PAT for Ecuador; Coming soon: Kenya, Liberia, El Salvador, and Nigeria.
  • Updated PATs: Ghana, Uganda, and Bangladesh.
  • New functionality for comparing results against multiple poverty lines and by household characteristics.
  • Manual for use of CSPro template (new PATs).
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Breakfast Seminar Series. Smallholder Incomes & Food Security: Case Studies from Kenya & Honduras. Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010. Presenter: Claire Starkey, Fintrac. Please send an email to breakfast@qedgroupllc.com to reserve a seat or for more information.
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