European Microfinance Week 2009 will be held 24th - 26th November 2009
http://www.e-mfp.eu/
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interesting flow Claude; thanks a billion!
I am relaying to a berlin network who are among the the greatest supporters across
Europe of Bangladeshi microeconomics and
entrepreneurial revolutionaries - and who earlier that month are connecting future capitalism dialogues of CEO benchmarking club of Muhammad Yunus to celebrations of the 20th fall of the wall; I know some of them just started a well earned summer holiday but imagine they will contact you if they see bridges to build;
equally I should say that my london, NY and DC friends and I have been struggling more than my branding and new media magicians expected over the last 24 months to find who with ten and twenty years of MFI practice networking wants to build bridges to future capitalism new micro compasses - health, education, media, energy etc- its not that MFIs haven't always been involved in these areas but now experts - and students from their first day of university - in these areas have opportunities to design micro experiments and once they demonstarte sustainability of franchise at micro level can go to top of mfi world and billanthropists for replication funding- 2010 will see announcements of major social business funds for the most dedicated of young minds from some quite high courts of European influence, so I hear
if you can help nominate which 5000 youth need to linking first round this ambassadorial role for sustainability investment I would encourage direct correspondence with
mostofa zaman editor of
http://yunusforum.net - in Dhaka this London Uni student & young bangladeshi villager also bridges thousands of intern alumni current and past, and
http://www.yunuscentre.org
chris macrae
--- On Sat, 11/7/09, Claude Guillemain wrote:
It could be interesting to link this statement with the forthcoming European Microfinance Week,
http://www.e-mfp.eu/
I am interested to support this initiative.
Best
Claude Guillemain
RBE
Tunisia
regarding out of Italy announcement of G8 of 20 billion $ fund to target crises of rural poverty and food
http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSLA521526._CH_.2400
July 10 - Following is the joint statement on global food Security by world leaders gathered in the Italian town of L'Aquila for the G8 summit:
1. We, Heads of State, Government and International and Regional Organizations convened in L'Aquila, remain deeply concerned about global food security, the impact of the global financial and economic crisis and last year's spike in food prices on the countries least able to respond to increased hunger and poverty...11. In Africa, NEPAD's Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) is an effective vehicle for ensuring that resources are targeted to a country's plans and priorities. Local ownership must begin with the national political will to develop and implement comprehensive food security strategies, based on sound scientific evidence, inclusive consultation, domestic investment and clear directions. We also acknowledge the positive contribution of African-led public-private partnership such as the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. We commit to provide resources - whether financial, in-kind or technical assistance - in support of CAADP and other similar regional and national plans in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia.
12. We are determined to translate these principles into action and take all the necessary measures to achieve global food security. We will aim at substantially increasing aid to agriculture and food security including through multiyear resource commitments. In this respect, we welcome the commitments made by countries represented at L'Aquila towards a goal of mobilizing $20 billion over three years through this coordinated, comprehensive strategy focused on sustainable agriculture development, while keeping a strong commitment to ensure adequate emergency food aid assistance. We encourage other countries and private actors to join in the common effort towards global food security through a coherent approach.
We are determined to improve coordination of financing mechanisms and stand ready to ensure that new resources complement existing facilities and programmes and catalyse additional funds around country-owned strategies, in particular to increase food production, improve access to food and empower smallholder farmers to gain access to enhanced inputs, technologies, credit and markets.
and debate of how microeconomcs networks could respond