Resources Tagged: Microfinance

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  1. Sika bɔbɔyu sitomi: Susu kpe sisi jemi ngɛ Dagme mi (Ghana gbi)

    Sɛni nɛ ma nɔɔ maa kale blɔhi nɛ a guɔ kɛ maa susu kpe si. E maa tsɔɔ bɔ nɛ a maa kpe si ha, bɔ nɛ a hieɔ kpeɔ nɔ, kɛ bɔ nɛ a hie susudaka nɔ ha.
    SAWBO Microfinance Savings Groups

  2. SAWBO - Microfinance 5: Taking a Loan

    In this animation we will explain what needs to be done in a meeting where a loan has been requested. We discuss how to determine both the purpose and process of taking a loan. This is the fifth out of six microfinance animations in this animation series. Scientific Animations Without Borders...
    SAWBO Microfinance Savings Groups

  3. SAWBO - Microfinance 2: Election of a Management Committee

    This animation describes the process of electing a management committee. We discuss how decisions are made collectively and how a committee is elected as part of this process. It is the second animation out of six in the Microfinance Animation Series. Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO)...
    SAWBO Microfinance Savings Groups

  4. SAWBO - Microfinance 6: How to Hold a Meeting

    This animation explains how to hold a meeting. We discuss the core activities that need to occur at all meetings. This is the sixth out of six microfinance animations in this animation series. Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) is a university based program. SAWBO transforms extension...
    SAWBO Microfinance Savings Groups

  5. Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day

    2009-04-20 Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children? How would you handle emergencies and old age? Every day,...
    Microfinance

  6. SAWBO - Microfinance 3: Fines for Missing a Meeting and Missing a Payment

    This animation describes the concept of fines that can be applied when one misses a group meeting and in the same order, fines that can be applied when one misses a savings payment. It is the third animation out of six in the microfinance animation series. Scientific Animations Without Borders...
    SAWBO Microfinance Savings Groups

  7. SAWBO - Microfinance 4: Example of a Meeting

    In this animation, you will learn the steps necessary to start every meeting in a savings group and then the process of taking a loan. It is the fourth animation out of six in the microfinance animation series. Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) is a university based program. SAWBO...
    SAWBO Microfinance Savings Groups

  8. Microfinance

    One key aspect of those who live in poverty is a lack of options. Personal finances are one area in which lack of options can have a huge impact on a family and community. Sometimes income and/or expenses are irregular, leaving folks vulnerable. The opportunity to borrow a small amount of money...
    Microfinance

  9. The Economics of Microfinance

    2010-01-20 The microfinance revolution has allowed more than 150 million poor people around the world to receive small loans without collateral, build up assets, and buy insurance. The idea that providing access to reliable and affordable financial services can have powerful economic and social effects has...
    Microfinance

  10. Mainstreaming Microfinance: How Lending to the Poor Began, Grew and Came of Age in Bolivia

    2001-01-20 Some people tout microfinance as the most important tool now available for fighting poverty while still others doubt its contribution to the "truly" poor. This volume offers a reasoned, moderate voice on the virtues and problems of microfinance. Drawing on the success story of Bolivia, Rhyne...
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