Posts Tagged ‘Microcredit Summit Campaign’

Microfinance Focus, Aug 23, 2010: Global Microfinance Summit which brings together microcredit practitioners, advocates, donor agencies, international financial institutions and others involved with microcredit to promote best practices will be held in Spain from November 14-17, 2011 in Valladolid, Spain. The Summit’s goal is to ensure that 175 million of the world's poorest families, especially women of those families, are receiving credit for self-employment and other ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, April 20, 2010: Microcredit Summit Campaign announces the launch of the National Host Committee for the Global Microcredit Summit to be held in the month of November 14-17, 2011 in Valladolid, Spain.  The Queen of Spain, Secretary of State for International Development Soraya Rodriguez Ramos, Muhammad Yunus and many other distinguished leaders participated in the launch. More than 2,000 delegates from more than ... Full story

Microfinance Focus , April 20, 2010 :“Microfinance thought leader and CEO of Microcredit Summit Campaign, Mr. Sam Daley-Harris has delivered a speech during launch of the National Host Committee for the Global Microcredit Summit to be held November 14-17, 2011 in Valladolid, Spain.” Here is the excerpt of the speech. “As many of you may know, ... Full story

By Denise Hughes, Microfinance Focus, March 12, 2010: Fearless and focused tenacity are the key character traits of Sam Daley-Harris, Director of the Microcredit Summit Campaign.  He is the man behind a movement.  I first met him in 1999 when I was interested in working for the Microcredit Summit.  He interviewed me for the position of Communications Director and it was trial by fire.  There ... Full story

By Sam Daley-Harris, Founder- Microcredit Summit Campaign “There are many visions for microfinance, including this one: providing microfinance for redemption.   The dictionary defines redemption as restoring one’s honor and worth, setting one free.  Isn’t that the highest vision for all of development: assisting people in restoring their honor and worth—setting them free from the bondage of poverty?” ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 10, 2009: Travis Pastrana, Rally legend and nine-time X games Gold Medalist , has entered his endorsement of car #20, Race4Change (www.race4change.org), in the East African Safari Classic - one of the toughest rallies in the world. He joins the efforts of Race4Change in raising awareness, on an international level, about microcredit ... Full story