Microfinance
Four questions you should ask before funding a microfinance project
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
Microfinance is growing in popularity both among donors and the aid world. If you’re uncertain about how microfinance works or what are its strengths and weaknesses, see my post What is Microfinance?
Before you donate, use these four…
What is microfinance?
Monday, December 28th, 2009
While most donors might not be familiar with the term Microfinance, they probably use a type of microfinance called – credit cards. Perhaps the biggest difference between credit cards and microfinance in developing countries is that credit cards are a…
No Silver Bullets
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
During dinner with my brother last weekend our conversation turned to microfinance and the fact that it’s not living up to it’s original hype. In fact, rather than being a panacea to all problems, people receiving microloans face many of…
