Posts Tagged ‘Haiti microfinance institution’

Microfinance Focus, July 13, 2010: In an effort to rebuild the disaster struck nation of Haiti, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF) have announced $1 million in new grants aimed at creating new jobs and promoting economic opportunity in Haiti. The grants announced will create opportunity for Haiti's workers and businesses in key industries - garment production, microfinance, the artisan community, and the health sector. Post-earthquake ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, June 12, 2010: Inter American Development Bank (IDB) has recently approved $2.25m for Haitian Emergency Liquidity Program (HELP) to assist microentrepreneurs and low income borrowers affected by the earthquake, by providing structured support to the microfinance institutions (MFIs) that serve them. The program will provide contingent recovery financing to temporarily acquire earthquake-related portfolio in arrears from eligible MFIs. This will allow beneficiary MFIs ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 27, 2009: Zynga, a social game provider, announced that several of its top games will run holiday campaigns to raise money for FONKOZE, Haiti's one of the largest micro-finance institution. Zynga will donate 50 percent of the proceeds from social virtual goods within its online games that run on Facebook and other platforms. FONKOZE, based in Port-au-Prince, is an alternative bank for the ... Full story