Blog entries from Elizabeth Israel tagged Poverty

Sr. Carmelle from Haiti - in remembrance!

Elizabeth Israel — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:26:46 +0100

Sister Carmelle - a kind, generous, and thoughtful person, who gave much love and joy. We at GreenMicrofinance were privileged to know her during our time in Fondwa Haiti.

Sr. Marie Carmelle Voltaire passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2012.

We are thinking of our friends in Fondwa on this Read More...

Ecological Sustainability, Peace and Social Justice are Inextricably Connected

Elizabeth Israel — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:26:44 +0100

2010 Haiti...today moving towards Ecological Sustainability!

Roy Morrison is Southern New Hampshire UniversityDirector of the Office of Sustainability. He recently complRead More...

Power to the People...technology and development

Elizabeth Israel — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:20:23 +0100

Power to the People

Energy in the Developing World
Sept. 2 2010 THE ECONOMIST
Technology and development: A growing number of initiatives are promoting bottom-up ways to deliver energy to the world’s poor .

Around 1.5 billion people, or more than a fifth of the world’s population, have no access to electrRead More...

Carbon-Neutral Biofuels - Addressing Climate Change and Microfinance

Elizabeth Israel — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:19:40 +0100

USAID MicroLinks Note from the Field

Honduras: Blending Finance, Technology, and Training to Encourage Responsible Growth

La Mosquitia, one of the last remaining tropical forest areas left in Central America, is the most impoverished region in Honduras. Local communities, including the indigenous Miskito (or Read More...

"Microfinance and Climate Change" USAID Forum Summary by Betsy Teutsch

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:38:00 +0100

Microfinance and Climate Change: Can MFIs Promote Environmental Sustainability The Summary was authored by our own Betsy Teutsch, GreenMicrofinance, Director of Communication. Great work, Betsy!

This report summarizes key themes and “lessons learned” from the “Microfinance and Climate Change: Can MFIs Promote Environmental Sustainability?” Speaker’s Corner, held November 18-20, 2008. Nearly 200 participants from over 40 countries participated Read More...

Energy Meeting Women's Needs!

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:45:12 +0100

Why Women's Rights Are the Cause of our Time
New York Times Magazine
August 23, 2009

WHY DO MICROFINANCE organizations usually focus their assistance on women? And why does everyone benefit when women enter the work force and bring home regular pay checks? One reason involves the dirty little secret of global poverty: some of the most wretchedRead More...

A Good Read - Portfolios of the Poor

Elizabeth Israel — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:20:04 +0100

(Please see Sarah Ban's blog post on June 18!)

Portfolios of the Poor How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day

By Daryl Collins, Jonathan MorducRead More...

Microcredit Summit Opening Plenary: Ingrid Munro - a connection with a child!

Elizabeth Israel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:12:25 +0100

During the Opening Plenary at the Microcredit Summit in Colombia, Ingrid Munro, Founder and Managing Trustee of Jamii Bora in Kenya, shared that her institution, founded together with 50 beggars, is currently celebrating its tenth anniversary. Their mission is to assist their members to get out of poverty and build a better life for themselves and their families. By being a member of JamRead More...

"On Thin Ice" ...climate change and glaciers!

Elizabeth Israel — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Namaste! My four children have all graduated from Woodstock School located in the Himalyan mountains in northern India during the time we lived in rural Nepal. Over a span of 7 years various family members trekked and enjoyed these majestic mountains.

It was with great interest I watched "On TRead More...

CGAP Report on Microfinance and Climate Change

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Congratulations GGAP on a MUST READ!

...for the April 2 Report on Greening Microfinance: Clients and the Climate of Change

With environmental challenges-from drought to flooding-disproportionately affecting poor people's livelihoods, microfinance institutions have a strong incentive to mitigate the risks of climate changeRead More...

World Economic Forum: Green Investing

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Recently the World Economic Forum in Davos released a new study on Green Investing: Towards a Clean Energy Infrastructure. In the study it states that "two billion people worldwide have no access to modern fuels and 1.6 billion have no access to electricity. In addition, hundreds of millions more live in areas with unreliable grids and experience regular outages disrupting lighRead More...

Congratulations Mr. Vidya Sagar! 2008 TECH AWARDS Laureats!!

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100

J2008 Tech Awards TONIGHT! Join a Live Webcast 7:00 pm PST

Mr. D. Vidya Sagar, Director of SKG Sangha, INDIA, is part of an esteemed group of 2008 Tech Laureates, who were selected from hundreds of nominations representing 68 countries. Today, twenty-five innovators from around the world, recognized for developiRead More...

My Chat with Ingrid Munro

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Over the past days we have been video-taping various folks here at the conference. I had the privilege to meet and chat with Ingrid Munro founder of JamiiBoro in Kenya, a member organization that works with and uplifts street beggars.

The story of those who have been supported by JamiiBoro is an inspiration – whether through microfinance program or through her housing program aRead More...

Panel: Microfinance, Their Clients, and Clean Energy

Elizabeth Israel — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:00:00 +0100

Today was a breakthrough! Since 2002, GreenMicrofinance has been participating and leading panels on microfinance and the environment at various Microcredit Summit gatherings- Bangladesh 2004; Chile 2005, Halifax 2006, and today in Bali.

During today's session on Microfinance, Their Clients, and Clean Energy: Making a Positive Impact on the Environment there was a definite shift in interest and ‘energy' around the topic. THE LIGHTS ARE ON!