Earth Day 2012 - The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes

Elizabeth Israel — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:14:46 +0100

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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...

An African Woman of the Day!

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:49:44 +0100

Andy Kristian's...Photo of the Day!!

http://andykristian.com

Center for Green Excellence™

Elizabeth Israel — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:12:38 +0100

GreenMicrofinance
Center for Green Excellence™

GreenMicrofinance Center (GMfC™) is our legally registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Under this umbrella we have created the Center for Green Excellence. Our mission reRead More...

Wangari Maathai... Nobel Laureate and Green Belt Movement Founder

Elizabeth Israel — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:37:52 +0100

We cannot tire or give up. We owe it to the present and future generations of all species to rise up and walk!”
Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
Kenyan Environmentalist and Nobel Laureate

Wangari Maathai. Courtesy of the Green Belt Movement

Wangari Maathai is best known for founding the Green Belt Movement in Kenya in 1977. The initiative empowered ruraRead More...

Cracking the Nut Conference: GreenMicrofinance Joins "Financing Climate Smart ...

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:47:49 +0100

The Cracking the Nut Conference in DC last week was excellent! The aim was to accelerate the impact of the world’s leading rural and agricultural development and finance leaders by uniting them in a collaborative pursuit of learning, leverage and large scale change. The conference is named "Cracking the Nut," as rural and agricultural finance have long been tough nuts to crack.

Downloadable Brochure

Climate-Smart Agriculture: The future of global food security

Elizabeth Israel — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:36:48 +0100

The Future of Global Food Security

Climate change has pronounced effects in agriculture, such as shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns, and prevalence of pests and diseases. Developing countries that get by with minimal productivity and limited technology are in danger of enduring lower and erratic production, aggravating both the farmers’ livelihood and the population’s food supply.

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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...

Direct Seeding Nitrogen-Fixing Trees...made easy and reliable for farmers

Elizabeth Israel — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:11:41 +0100

Poor farmers can now seed multipurpose hedges directly providing fuel, protein rich drought tolerant feed, soil-and-water-conservation, organic manure, stalks for climbing crops, nectar for bees, building poles, fences and firebreaks etc.

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...

Application of Solar Pumps

Elizabeth Israel — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:42:02 +0100

Solar Pumps operate anywhere there is Sun ray. It will not run when there is rain but there is no need of pumping water when it rains.

OFF GRID refers to a power system that generates electricity such as power from a Solar PV array. The electricity produced is stored in Batteries for later use and the energy system isn't connected to Read More...

GO San Francisco! Environmental Justice Program and Solar for Public Housing!

Elizabeth Israel — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:45:52 +0100

San Fransisco Environmental Justice Program

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or education level, in environmental decision-making. Working closely with residents and businesses to make sure that the basic necessities of life-water, air, food, and shelter-are of the highest quRead 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...

EARTH DAY Launch of Online University Forum!

Elizabeth Israel — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

In Celebration of Earth Day

GreenMicrofinance Announces the Launch of an Online University Forum
Uniting Students and Practitioners to Address Climate Change
by Merging Microfinance With Environmental Sustainability

GreenMicrofinance has set Earth Read 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...

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