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Microfinance - general resources |
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Microfinance Gateway / Le Portail de la Microfinance (CGAP)
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The gateway aims to serve as a reference resource centre on microfinance as well as an interactive platform for exchanges between praticioners. It offers an impressive variety of documentary resources on microfinance, as well as very dynamic forums and discussions among practitioners.
http://www.microfinancegateway.org/
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CGAP Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest
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The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (World Bank) is supported by over 30 development agencies and private foundations who share a common mission to alleviate poverty by developping and promoting microfinance programmes. This website has a « publications » sections which offers a very wide variety of documents that can be downloaded for free.
http://www.cgap.org/
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ADA Ceremlux Appui au Développement Autonome
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ADA works closely with microfinance institutions in Latin America and in Africa offering financial support (LUXMINT programme) and technical advisory services through the Microfinance Research and Documentation Centre (CEREM) which offers more than 2000 references on microfinance. This site also offers a Newsbrief, free monthly information bulletin which presents events, trends and training sessions in microfinance.
http://www.microfinance.lu/
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SEEP Network
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The "Small Enterprise Education and Promotion Network" is groupment of over 45 north american organisations that run programmes to support micro and small entreprises in developping countries. The network offers a variety of publications most of which can be downloaded for free.
http://www.seepnetwork.org/ |
Rural Finances - Learning Centre
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Rural Finance is a well designed website offering tools around the promotion of financial services for people living in rural areas. This "Learning Centre" aims to assist organisations in developing countries to build their capacity to deliver improved financial services which meet the needs of rural households and businesses. This website includes the article IA/OKPK Basic training on accounting and management for cooperatives (written by Inter Aide.
http://www.ruralfinance.org/ |
Microfact.org
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Microfact.org is an online platform which aims to strengthen performances of Microfinance and Microinsurance Institutions by promoting tools which can be downloaded from the website and by organizing workshops. The microfinance tools include the MFI factsheet
http://www.microfact.org/ |
Fundsforngos.org
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fundsforngos.org offers a full range of pratical tools, from tips on fundraising, to examples of procedures and policies to structure an organisation... In the on-line toolbox you can find many very practical and hands-on technical notes.
http://www.fundsforngos.org
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