Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus, and more than 2,000 delegates from over 40 countries at the Africa - Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit to be held April 7-10, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya. The gathering is co-organized by the Microcredit Summit Campaign and the Association of Microfinance Institutions of Kenya (AMFI). The chair of the Kenyan Organizing Committee is Ingrid Munro of Jamii Bora.
Delegates will have the choice of participating in a wide variety of plenary sessions, workshops, day-long courses, various council meetings, and associated sessions over the course of the four-day Summit. The Summit will also offer field visits to leading Kenyan microfinance institutions.
Some of the groundbreaking plenary sessions include: “Breakthroughs in Using Microfinance to Better End Poverty: A Vision for the Future of Microfinance in Africa and the Middle East”; “Using Microfinance to Improve the Environment and Agriculture: Ensuring Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa and the Middle East”; and “Using Microfinance as a Tool for Building Peace.” For more information, visit www.microcreditsummit.org.
Roots of Giving is back at Loma!
The Roots of Giving is an idea inspired by the notion of Advent Conspiracy. Last year, a group of Point Loma Nazarene University, motivated by the energy and passion of Professor Jamie Gates, gathered to design a website (www.pointloma.edu/Roots_of_Giving.htm) that would promote the true spirit of gift-giving at Christmas time. The Center for Justice and Reconciliation believes that Jesus Christ is the true gift, making life, love and forgiveness possible for all. Jesus showed and called us to be gift to others-- but not gifts based on consumption.
Come Do your "Shopping" at PLNU to support the Roots of Giving:
On December 4th, 2009 on PLNU Campus Mall ( otherwise known as 'Caf Lane', 'main campus road') from 1-7pm there will be fair trade venders, craft tables to hand-make gifts, donation options, social justice, and much more!
Hope Luncheon: Nov. 18th, 2009
We want to thank all those that made it possible to host the Hope Luncheon. We especially want to thank the speaker, Peter Greer, President of Hope International. Thank you Fermanian Business staff, Microfinance Club, the San Diego Microfinance Alliance, Mike Lennon, Kara Gustavson, and all 80+ attendees. We hope all of you got a lot out of it.
Sincere appreciation,
Center for International Development Staff
Robert Gailey
Maira Flores
Ruben Vasquez
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The Poor will be Glad is a practical book that focuses on proven initiatives such as microfinance and employment-based solutions that alliviate physical and spiritual poverty. The book includes color photographs by award-winning photographer Jeremy Cowart. |
PLNU Fall Festival
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
10am - 2:30pm |
The Center for International Development and the PLNU microfinance club partnered up at fall festival to raise funds for Kiva, Hope International, and spread awareness to kids about Microfinance.
At their booths they had computers where kids and adults decorated and took a photo of their hand stating what Hope International does to alleviate poverty around the world, each hand that was posted donated $5 to the organization. Upload your hand to demonstrate how important it is to offer a hands up instead of a hand out:
http://hopehandsup.shutterfly.com/
Their booth also included information on Kiva. They had different profiles on display where anyone interested could lend on the spot using the computer on site or give money to the club so they could lend to Kiva. http://www.kiva.org/
The club members made around 300 balloon animals while teaching kids about microfinance through The One Hen book and their website: http://onehen.opportunity.org/
The club raised a little over $100 |
Great Success!
Microfinance 101 Course
The event was co-sponsored by the San Diego Micrfinance Alliance as well as PLNU Microfinance Club.
If you weren't able to make it, you missed a great course. The good news is that some of the presentations are online, so you too can learn about microfinance.
Check out: http://sdmicrofinance.org/education/
The purpose of the course was to provide students and members of the public with the opportunity to learn more about international microfinance as well as local microfinance practices and organizations.
Mobilization to End Poverty
April 26th-30th
The Center for International Development helped sponsored three PLNU students to attend Sojourner's Mobilization to End Poverty in Washington, D.C.
The San Diego Microfinance Alliance |
First ever San Diego MicroFinance Summit to be held May 7th went well. It took place on the USD campus on Thursday, May 7, 2009.
Click here for more information. |
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Check out PLNU Microfinance Club
The Microfinance Club has been hard at work. They held the $2/Day event here at PLNU, and helped with the First-Ever San Diego Microfinance Summit held May 7th at USD. Both events were very successful!!! For more info about the club or its events
click here.
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$2 a Day Challenge is Raising Awareness |
The MicroFinance Club's $2 Challenge successfully raised funds, awareness about poverty to the student population and to the local San Diegans. They were featured in local news:
San Diego Union Tribune
Fox 5
The CW (Story)
(Video)
Also check out the new video on the Microfinance page!