Posts Tagged ‘Mastercard Foundation’

Microfinance Focus, June 8, 2010: MFTransparency a global initiative for fair and transparent pricing in the microfinance industry has entered into a partnership with The MasterCard Foundation to promote fair and transparent pricing in the microfinance industry in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The effort, known as the enabling APR & EIR Program (enabling Africa to Price Responsibly & Educate on Interest Rates), will be ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Feb 9, 2010: The MasterCard Foundation and the Equity Group Foundation (EGF) have launched a program that will provide $4.6 million in educational support to 676 secondary students in Kenya over the next five years. Reeta Roy, President and CEO of The MasterCard Foundation, and EGF Chairman Dr. James Mwangi announced the partnership at an event in Nairobi on Monday, presided by Kenyan Prime ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 22, 2009: The WWB Center for Microfinance Leadership is planning to hold its first "Women in Leadership" workshop, aimed at women CEOs and senior managers, in January 2010 in Bangalore, India. The center is an initiative of Women's World Banking (WWB), a leading global network of microfinance institutions, with aid from the MasterCard Foundation to the tune of $3.1 million. Full story