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

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.

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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...

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...

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!