MicroFinance

A rare inside look into the world of Micro-Finance. Does it deserve the bad press, or does it effectively fight Global Poverty and exemplify “profit with purpose”?

A FINCA Village Banking Group in Uganda

Microfinance: The Fight Against Global Poverty. Part 4

MicroFinance Part Four: In Her Own Words Welcome back to Microfinance: the Fight Against Global Poverty. In Parts [1], [2], and [3] of this series, we have approached the subject in a few different ways, looking at our »
by Michelle Scofield on 22nd Nov 2011
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Microfinance: The Fight to End Global Poverty – Part 3

Part 3 – I Don’t Know How She Does It: Empowering women Allison Pearson‘s I Don’t Know How She Does It, which debuted nearly a decade ago, was hailed »
by Michelle Scofield on 27th Sep 2011
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Microfinance: The Fight Against Global Poverty, Part 2: 5 Finance Myths that Must Be Debunked

Click here to read Part 1. Even amidst our struggling economies, many of us are able to live safely above the poverty line. We cannot imagine having to manage our lives »
by Michelle Scofield on 13th Jul 2011
Rural women in their richly coloured saris meeting as members of self-help groups. Source: mckaysavage/Flickr)

Microfinance: The Fight Against Global Poverty, Part 1

And Introduction to Microfinance There is a notable absence of research assessing the global impact of the microfinance movement. It has gained more negative attention in the past year (particularly given the »
by Michelle Scofield on 14th Jun 2011
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