Day Long Courses
One-Day Courses - November 17 |
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All Day-Long Courses will be conducted in English. |
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These courses will take place on November 17, with the exception of the course Becoming a more effective organization: integrating social performance into your strategy and management systems that will take place on November 18. The additional registration fee for these 1-day courses is 100€. |
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| Progress out of Poverty Index® (PPI®): How to Use the PPI to Make Business Decisions - November 17 | |
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| Led by: | Jeff Toohig, Deputy Director, Grameen Foundation, USA |
| Margaret Richards, Education Specialist, IRIS Center, USA | |
| Capacity: | 30 participants |
| Why Add Health to Microfinance? - November 17 | |
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| Led by: | Marcia Metcalfe, Director, Microfinance and Health, Freedom from Hunger, USA |
| DSK Rao, Asia Regional Organizer, Microcredit Summit Campaign, India | |
| Capacity: | 25 participants |
| Introduction to Financial Education - November 17 | |
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| Led by: | Julie Lee, Training Officer, Microfinance Opportunities, USA |
| Capacity: | 25 participants |
| Making the Business Case for Youth-Inclusive Financial Services - November 17 | |
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| Led by: | Lara Storm, Director, Youth-Inclusive Financial Services, Making Cents International, USA |
| Capacity: | 25 participants |
| Facilitating Transparent & Responsible Pricing in Microfinance - November 17 | |
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| Led by: | Chuck Waterfield, CEO & President, MFTransparency, USA |
| Capacity: | 30 participants |
| Learning to Plan for Institutional Financial Self-Sufficiency while Reaching the Poorest Families | |
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| Led by: | Howard Brady, President and CEO, MFI Resources, USA |
| Capacity: | 30 participants |
| Innovations in Microenterprise Development in Industrialized Countries | |
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| Led by: | Stefanie Lämmermann, Programme Manager, European Microfinance Network (EMN), Belgium |
| Nazrul I. Chowdhury, Advisor, Fundación Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO), Spain | |
| Wendy K. Baumann, President & CVO, The Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC), USA | |
| Vincent Stulen, Project Manager, Qredits, The Netherlands | |
| Capacity: | 25 participants |
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Social Performance Initiatives |
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| Part I - Introductory Course on Social Performance Initiatives, Indicators and Tools - November 17 | |
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| Led by: | Leah Wardle, Deputy Director, Social Performance Task Force, USA |
| Capacity: | 75 participants |
| Note: Senior MFI staff (CEO/COO/Operations manager) can sign up for the two day version of this course entitled Becoming a more effective organisation: integrating social performance into your strategy and management systems that will continue on November 18. Please see the description for Part II below. | |
| Part II - Becoming a more effective organization: integrating social performance into your strategy and management systems – November 18 | |
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| Led by: | Anton Simanowitz, Founder, Imp-Act Consortium, USA |
| Capacity: | 25 participants |
| Note: This course is the continuation of Part I: Introductory Course on Social Performance Initiatives, Indicators and Tools led by Laura Foose on November 17. This Part II is a second training day, designed only for Senior MFI staff who want practical guidance of how to make their organizations more effective by managing both social and financial performance. | |
| Part I & II You may sign up to attend both Part I and Part II by selecting the two-day course option listed below and on the registration form: Social Performance Initiatives Part I and II Combined Course – November 17 & 18. |
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Two-Day Courses - November 17 & 18 |
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These courses will take place from November 17 through 18. The additional registration fee for these 2-day courses is 175€. |
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| Social Performance Initiatives PART I and II Combined Course – November 17 & 18. | |
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| NOTE: This course listing is for attending both Part I - Introductory Course on Social Performance Initiatives, Indicators and Tools on November 17 and Part II - Becoming a more effective organization: integrating social performance into your strategy and management systems on November 18. | |
| Client Protection Principles Training - November 17 & 18 | |
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| Led by: | Isabelle Barrès, Director, the Smart Campaign, USA |
| Capacity: | 20 participants |
| Empowering Women through Microfinance: Current Innovations and Tools - November 17 & 18 | |
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| Led by: | Linda Mayoux, International Consultant to Hivos and Oxfam Novib's WEMAN Programme, The Netherlands |
| Paineto Baluku, Programme Coordinator, Bukonzo Joint Cooperative Limited, Uganda | |
| Capacity: | 50 participants |
| Liabilities Planning and Funding Strategies for MFIs - November 17 & 18 | |
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| Led by: | MFX Solutions, USA |
| Capacity: | 30 participants |