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The Poverty of Microfinance | Southeast Asia : "In a recent piece which appeared on this website, fellow Southeast Asian blogger Rohan Poojara remarked on the potential which microloans could have on the. العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Microfinance programs lift families out of poverty | causecast.org : "Around the world, microfinance projects have lifted people out of poverty by helping them establish successful businesses. For families like Victor Canarero's, though, who are the poorest of the poor, the day-to-day struggle just to ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Strangers help break the cycle of poverty It could put their children in school and offer an end to the relentless cycle of poverty . From here, we hope to find a boat to Sri Lanka to cycle up to India before we head through Southeast Asia. If you, or anyone you know, can help with the Soap ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Microfinance panel aims to combat poverty : Microfinance Africa : "A group of panelists interested in reducing global poverty and gaining other social benefits through microfinance gathered in the Heller School for Social Policy Thursday in a program titled “Microfinance: Does it Work? ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

RuMEPP poverty alleviation program reaches to provinces of Philippines : "Microfinance Focus, March 9, 2011: The Rural Micro-Enterprise Promotion Programme (RuMEPP) in its efforts to support rural poverty reduction has served 19 targeted provinces through the implementation of a poverty alleviation program in Philippines. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

We're Celebrating 40 Years of Poverty Alleviation through ... : For 40 years, Opportunity International has been blessed to serve millions of microfinance clients and honored to partner with passionate supporters committed to ending global poverty . Today, our staff touches the lives of clients on four ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Many Serbs below poverty line : "By Bojana Milovanovic for Southeast European Times in Belgrade - 20/06/11 About 700000 people in Serbia are living below the poverty line, with a monthly income of less than 80 euros, according to a new database on the socially vulnerable. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

The other side of microfinance : "To give macro-credit to micro-credit for the role in reducing poverty in Bangladesh or anywhere in the world (the Grameen model is now duplicated in more than 100 countries) is to discredit labour-intensive industries like garments and earnings by ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English

Liberia: Food Security Enhances Poverty Reduction, Others In ... : Grand Kru County located in the Southeast of Liberia once regarded as neglected, With population and land area of 58000 and 2298.78 sq.km respectively, is now a place of focus with emphasis in Poverty Reduction, Peace Promotion and ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Is microfinance a neoliberal fairytale? : "Inevitably, much of the media coverage has focused on Yunus himself, rather than the much broader questions Heinemann is asking about microfinance as an effective strategy for poverty reduction. After I last blogged on this, I had some very interesting ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA