http://uk.oneworld.net/article/archive/1944 en_GB_uk OneWorld UK - UK/English/Topics/Economy/Microcredit A silver lining in tribal India http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159854/1/1944 Ravaged by ethnic unrest and socio-economic deprivation, Karbi Anglong is the first district of Assam in north-east India to have implemented a quality management system for facilitating public services. Cooperative units for dairy processing and banking are a series of development initiatives aimed at freeing the district of its poverty tag. ‘There’s more to Afghanistan than fighting’ http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158137/1/1944 Decades of warring guns may have turned Afghanistan into a ‘collapsed state’, but the country is now on the road to recovery, says Ehsan Zia, the Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Community Development Councils help villagers decide their own projects while microfinance initiatives have benefited women in rural areas. Technology helps lessen poverty in developing world http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156806/1/1944 New technological innovations in agriculture, electronics and medicine have helped boost income and reduce the number of people living in poverty, says a new World Bank report. Developing countries also need to strengthen the spread of technology through better infrastructure and improved research, the report adds. Enhancing capabilities through micro-credit http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156760/1/1944 Concept of micro-credit is bringing about a silent revolution in more than 60 districts of rural Nepal by helping people in augmenting their income. Hundreds and thousands of poor families have access to different micro-finance institutions and they indeed are trying to take the maximum benefit out of this facility. More microfinance initiatives key to financial inclusion http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156739/1/1944 The recent Annual Micro Finance Colloquium 2008 at Jaipur underlined the need for more initiatives for the financial inclusion of the poor in India’s western state of Rajasthan. A report released at the meeting highlights future opportunities and challenges for scaling up the sector. Grant for sparking innovation http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155957/1/1944 The ILO and the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have come together to help develop new kinds of insurance for low-income people in impoverished countries across the world. Thirty-four million US dollars given by the Gates Foundation will create the Microinsurance Innovation Facility that will provide grants and technical assistance to organisations working with the poor. Let us compete in poverty eradication: Muhammad Yunus http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155338/1/1944 Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, says Bangladesh will eradicate poverty by 2030 and wants India to take up the challenge as well. On a recent visit to India, he spoke on the bank’s role, poverty museums, and issues close to his heart. Track and support MDGs http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155254/1/1944 The MDG Monitor is a new resource offering from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with several other UN bodies with assistance from Google and Cisco. It is a quick and easy MDG tracking tool for policymakers, journalists, students and development professionals. Track, learn and support MDGs http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155253/1/1944 A new resource, the MDG Monitor, created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with several other UN bodies with assistance from Google and Cisco, is an excellent tool for policymakers, journalists, students and others to learn about the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). National training on SHG federations http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/154797/1/1944 Hyderabad based APMAS will host the 7th National Level Training on SHG (Self-Help Group) Federations during December 3-8 in the southern Indian city. The training will include field visits by participants to learn existing practices, apart from interactive classroom sessions. PARAGUAY: Solidarity Lending Bolsters Community Development http://www.oneworld.net/article/view/149672/1/1944 ASUNCION, May 25 (IPS) - Esperanza Santos Aranda, who lives in a poor neighbourhood in the Paraguayan capital, used to sell vegetables at a precarious market stall. But thanks to a 60-dollar loan, she was able to open up her own small clothes-selling business. Self Help groups changing lives http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/144247/1/1944 a growing number of women, who have formed self help groups and started making candles, papads and pickles, are now making forays into ambitious new projects in an effort to cement a new future. Richest 2 Percent Own Half the World's Wealth http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/144146/1/1944 SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21 (OneWorld) - The richest 2 percent of adults in the world own more than half the world's wealth, according to a new study released by the Helsinki-based World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University. BERZH-i i jep 3 milionë euro kredi KEP-it http://sq.oneworld.net/article/view/143484/1/1944 Pas dhënies së linjave kreditore për bankat komerciale në Kosovë, Banka Evropiane për Rindërtim dhe Zhvillim, i ka ndarë 3 milionë euro kredi OJQ-së, Programi për Ndërmarrjet në Kosovë (KEP), duke iu mundësuar kështu ndërmarrësve kosovarë, më shumë qasje në shërbimet financiare për të krijuar biznese të reja, apo të bëjnë zgjerimin e bizneseve ekzistuese. ICT: Web-based Microfinance Information eXchange, Inc. (MIX) http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/142916/1/1944 Microfinance Information eXchange, Inc. (MIX is a global, web-based, microfinance information platform. It provides information to sector actors and the public at large on microfinance institutions (MFIs) worldwide, public and private funds that invest in microfinance.