Featured in the Bulletin: Stunning Images from the Winners of the CGAP Photo Contest

Microfinance Gateway Bulletin - 30 Nov 2016

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Your global resource on financial inclusion | 30 Nov 2016     Français   Español   العربية FEATURED CONTENT Announcing the Winners of the 2016 CGAP Photo Contest For 11 years, the annual CGAP Photo Contest has sought out original and striking images that demonstrate the impact of financial inclusion around the world. This year's contest looked to capture the evolving landscape of financial inclusion and specifically invited submissions in four key areas: Mobile money and innovations in digital finance; Women's economic empowerment; Resilience; Small businesses. View All Gateway Highlights > LATEST FROM THE LIBRARY   The 2015-16 State of Housing Microfinance: A Review of the Housing Microfinance Practice Around the Globe Assessing the current state, trends and challenges of the sector Habitat for Humanity International, Nov 2016 The Fintech Index: Assessing Digital and Financial Inclusion in Developing and Emerging Countries Could banking with fintechs be the answer to financial inclusion? ING, Nov 2016 How Do We Advance Governance within Inclusive Finance Institutions? A position paper sharing DID's vision and lessons learned on good governance Développement International Desjardins (DID), Sep 2016 View all Library resources > RECENTLY ADDED JOBS Deputy Regional Director, Latin America and Caribbean VisionFund International Ecuador    Financial Systems Learning Manager FHI 360 Washington, DC or Durham, NC - United States Senior Program Advisor HOPE International Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic View all Jobs & Internships > UPCOMING TRAINING & EVENTS   Putting Technology in the Hands of Savings Group Members The SEEP Network 05 Dec 2016 | Virtual    Business Planning with Microfin MFI Resources 12 Dec 2016 - 17 Dec 2016 | Virtual Islamic Microfinance: A Solution to Expand Financial Inclusion? ADA 14 Dec 2016 | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg View all Training & Events > EDITOR'S PICK Preserving the Essence, Adapting for Reach: Early Lessons from Large-Scale Implementations of the Graduation Approach Unfortunately, most development interventions, including microfinance and livelihood development programs, have not addressed the needs of the extreme or ultra-poor because these populations tend to be the hardest to serve: they are socially and geographically isolated, own few or no assets, have limited livelihood prospects, and often suffer from poor health. Based on the interim findings presented in this research, Ford Foundation and CGAP designed an ambitious strategy to reach out to government policy makers to help them understand the potential of the Graduation Approach to serve large numbers of extremely poor people develop sustainable livelihoods and move into the market economy over time.    Read more > ANNOUNCEMENTS The French Development Agency (AFD) Partners with the Entrepreneurs Financial Centre of Tunisia to Support its Growth Développement International Desjardins (DID) | 30 Nov 2016 Call for Consultant to Support the 8th European Microfinance Award European Microfinance Platform (E-MFP) | 29 Nov 2016 Series of Stories to be Launched from the Banking with the Poor Network's Mekong Financial Inclusion Forum MicroCapital l 28 Nov 2016 View all Announcements >    Library    Jobs   Training & Events     Announcements   Countries    Topics   Contact

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