Blog entries tagged Microfinance women povertyinvestments climate change green technology

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...

Announcing: the GreenMicrofinance Jamii Bora Collaboration!

Betsy Teutsch — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:21:55 +0100

Monday night GreenMicrofinance and Jamii Bora announced their intent to work together on the Jamii Bora gamechanger: Kaputei, its eco-village outside Nairobi, eventual home to 10,000 Jamii Bora members. This microfinance institution, which has grown to nearly a quarter million borrowers in just a decade, is headed by the indefatigueable Ingrid Munro. 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...

Barh Koh ESDA in Chad: Preserving Forests while Enhancing Quality of Life

Betsy Teutsch — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:14:07 +0100

Barh Koh ESDA in Chad approaches poverty relief through environmental protection, working to provide environmentally safe alternative energy sources to the disadvantaged inhabitants and refugees in the region of Maro in southern Chad. The group's focuses on cooking and indoor lighting, to help reduce dependence on firewood, thereby reducing deforestation.

Their plan of action shows theRead More...

Sustainable GREEN Microfinance - an Attainable Goal

Betsy Teutsch — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:59:50 +0100

Teasing out the meaning of "sustainable microfinance"
Christian Science Monitor

"There is nothing intrinsic about microfinance that makes it green. The author’s assertion is simply incorrect and ’sustainable’ in the business sense does not necessarily equate to environmental sustainability. A microentrepreneur may use chemicals that are bad for the environment, they may use farming techniques that create run-off, they Read More...

Reflections From the Colombia Microcredit Summit: A Q&A With GMf Director William Yager

Sarah Ban — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:16:41 +0100

On June 10th, GreenMicrofinance’s William Yager, Director of Sustainable Microenterprise Development, participated in the panel, “How MFIs and Their Clients Can Have a Positive Impact on the EnvironmenRead 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...

Nobel Laureate 2006, Dr. Muhammad Yunus Joins Dr. William Yager at Microcredit Summit Colombia!

Elizabeth Israel — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:07:51 +0100

MICROCREDIT SUMMIT CAMPAIGN CARTAGENA, COLOMBIA

GreenMicrofinance has organized four panels for the Microcredit Summit Campaign...
from Halifax, Chile, Bali and now Colombia!

GreenMicrofinance appreciates the support of USAID, microLINKS, and the Microcredit Summit Campaign in collaborating with us over the past years in promoting 'environmentally sustainable microfinance'.

You can download the entire iRead More...

MicrofinanceGatewayTells the World about Environment and Microfinance

Betsy Teutsch — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:08:37 +0100

We are thrilled that MicrofinanceGateway has launched its new elegantly redesigned site with a lead article which we developed together entitled "Microfinance and the Bottom Line". We're so proud we're reproducing it in full here, but of course check the link so you see how great it looks. Thanks CGAP! Great job. Shout out to Sara Yamaka, CGAP writer.

Microfinance and the Environmental Bottom Line
The Microfinance Gateway

Growing the green agenda

Thanks, Hillary Clinton!

Betsy Teutsch — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

It was very exciting to read this in this morning's paper. From the perspective of GreenMicrofinance and the 1.6 billion people waiting for distributed energy - which can be delivered more efficiently and cheaply through renewable sources - BRAVO! Now let's bring it on.

Mrs. Clinton said there was no longer any question that growing atmospheric concentrationsRead 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...

GMf Will Be at Wesleyan University Monday 4/27

Betsy Teutsch — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

If you're near Middletown, Connecticut, join us at Wesleyan for this informative panel discussion:

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...

Princeton Students Display a Wide Knowledge Base - Soon to be Shared in our University Forum

Betsy Teutsch — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Students at college entered last fall with the Bush administration in place resisting any climate change policy and a flush financial system. Now just one semester later there is a new president, new policies and green stimuli afoot, and a financial system in tatters. Fortunately, as one student described, they're in a bubble and somewhat iRead More...

BioMass Briquettes: Efficient Clean Fuel from Waste

Betsy Teutsch — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

This very instructive post from the Center for Financial Inclusion's Blog caught my eye - reposting it here for all of us clean energy geeks to enjoy and learn from!

Making Something From Nothing: Biomass Briquettes Bring Fuel and Business Options

3/19/2009

Posted by David Levai

I'm on my way back from Uganda where I spent the last week Read More...

AlwaysOn GoingGreen East live webcast

Dan Lundmark — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0100

Turning waste into a renewable resource, looking at clean energy and 'cleantech' in the long term, discussing the future of carbon markets... GoingGreen East by AlwaysOn is at the forefront, bringing in experts in related fields to provide the latest on these topics. Watch live, at the AlwaysOn network.