Monday, March 31, 2014

[MFP] EDM journal edition on microinsurance

 

The March 2014 edition of Enterprise Development and Microfinance in now online at http://developmentbookshelf.com/content/x30338255v72/. It deals with the theme of Microinsurance (see contents list below) and is guest edited by Véronique Faber and Michal Matul. Microinsurance has come a long way; it is reaching more poor people and it is providing protection against shocks and vulnerability. However, there is still much innovation needed to develop appropriate products at the same time as covering business costs.

 

If you would like to order a single copy (cost £30.00) then please email publishinginfo@practicalaction.org.uk; if you are interested in reading this edition online or subscribing you can visit our website (http://practicalactionpublishing.org/enterprisedevelopmentandmicrofinance) and follow the links.

 

Kind regards

 

Clare Tawney

Managing Editor

Enterprise Development and Microfinance journal

Practical Action Publishing (formerly ITDG Publishing)

The Schumacher Centre for Technology and Development,

Bourton on Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9QZ, UK.

Tel: +44 (0)1926 634501       Home office:  +44 (0)1722 414855

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Contents

Volume 25, Number 1 March 2014

http://developmentbookshelf.com/content/x30338255v72/.

 

Guest editorial: Microinsurance - linking value and viability

Véronique Faber, Michal Matul

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.001

 

Crossfire: ‘Who drives microinsurance innovation: the international broker or the local insurer?’

Afua Boahemaa Donkor, Richard Leftley

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.002

 

The potential of value-added services in health microinsurance

John Pott, Jeanna Holtz

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.003

 

Consumer protection in microinsurance: challenges and good practices from the Philippines and Colombia

Emily Zimmerman, Barbara Magnoni

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.004

 

‘If you can't measure it, you can't manage it‘: microinsurance by the numbers

Michael J. McCord, Bert Opdebeeck, Katie Biese, Manoj Pandey

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.005

 

Better microinsurance for MFIs

Craig Churchill, Aparna Dalal, Josh Ling

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.006

 

Mobile phones and microinsurance

Pranav Prashad, Jeremy Leach, Aparna Dalal, David Saunders

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.007

 

Reviews

Thomas Dichter

DOI: 10.3362/1755-1986.2014.008

 

 

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Friday, March 28, 2014

[MFP] HOPE is hiring a director of microfinance

 

Dear MFP,

 

HOPE International is hiring for a new position, director of microfinance.  The job description and application directions can be found here: http://www.hopeinternational.org/get-involved/careers/director-of-microfinance.html.  The deadline to apply is April 9.

 

Please share this opening with any of your contacts who would be a good fit with HOPE’s mission.

 

Many thanks,

Becca

 

P.S. You can view all of HOPE’s job openings here: http://www.hopeinternational.org/get-involved/careers/

 

 

Rebecca Spradlin  HOPE International 
227 Granite Run Drive, Suite 250 • Lancaster, PA 17601

www.hopeinternational.org

 

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

[MFP] Fireside chat with Ben Powell, the Founder and CEO of Agora Partnerships, on April 7th in Washington, DC

 

If you are interested in economic development, impact investing, and entrepreneurship as a way to poverty alleviation - this event organized by DC Microfinance Meetup may be of interest. You can RSVP for this free event here. Please see full description below.

"Join a community of like-minded people for a complimentary after work happy hour to discuss current and future trends in financial inclusion and impact entrepreneurship.


Our next speaker is Ben Powell - the Founder and CEO of Agora Partnerships.

Ben started as a co-founder of a small family entertainment park in Mexico, where he became convinced that the power of entrepreneurship can lift people out of poverty.  

"A former presidential fellow with master's degrees from Columbia Business School and Georgetown's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Powell founded Agora Partnerships to meet the needs of the "missing middle," companies that are too large for microfinance lending but too small for traditional banks." - DevEx

DevEx recently named Ben one of the top 40 under 40 development leaders in Washington, DC. 


Katie Torrington, Senior Manager of Special Projects at FINCA International, will be moderating the discussion.

Ms. Torrington leads critical new business projects with an emphasis on introducing non-financial services. She also oversees FINCA's client protection work and is an active member of the Social Performance Task Force, which ensures high standards of customer service and transparency in the microfinance industry. Ms. Torrington serves on the Board of Directors for Women Advancing Microfinance International and formerly facilitated the SEEP Network Social Performance Working Group. Prior to FINCA, she worked for The Caribbean Project on microenterprise development. Ms. Torrington holds a Masters degree in International Development from American University.

Special thanks to our hosts at the 1776 startup incubator for providing their venue in the heart of downtown DC."

Thank you!
Vera

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

[MFP] Hiring at the Smart Campaign, Washington DC

 

Hello! 

The Smart Campaign is hiring for two positions set to start this summer in Washington DC. We're looking for passionate, engaged and hard-working individuals to help expand the implementation of the Client Protection Principles in the ECA region, as well as support the overall communication and administrative efforts of the Campaign. 

Thanks,
Alex Rizzi 

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[MFP] Hiring a COO for a startup in Mumbai

 

 
Dear Group Members,

Greetings from OpportuneJobs.com!

Currently we have a requirement with our client. The details are given below.

Position Title: COO (Heading the Credit Dept.)
 
Location: Mumbai
 
Reporting To: CEO and Founder
 
Organization Profile
A leading company which is in the business of providing capital assets on lease to social entrepreneurs globally. 

Principal Responsibilities   
  • Setting up systems and processes for entire credit mainly with respect to extending leasing of assets (mainly operating lease)
  • Managing Credit – Lending, Evaluation and Documentation
  • Building newer leasing products
  • Monitoring systems and processes
  • Deep RBI relationships and carrying out entire set of activities related to RBI (mainly with respect to approvals, regulations)
  • Managing cost of capital and profitability
  • Credit rating
  • Treasury management
  • Budgeting and borrowing programs for short term and long term
  • Supervising Accounts and finance function till appointment of CFO
  • Ensuring compliance with all statutory obligations
Avenues for Professional Growth   
  • Opportunity to join an early stage leasing company and grow with the organisation.
  • Working with the company to convert it into a full fledged NBFC in next 24 months
  • Develop various leasing and debt products over a period of time
  • To lead all India operations as COO mainly on the credit side.
  • The company plans to set up operations in all parts of developing nations and thus can be deputed to other countries to replicate the India model along with local teams
Travel: Pan India & International mainly for fund raising activities

Qualification:  MBA/CA or any equivalent qualification
Experience: Around 10 years of relevant professional work experience
 
Compensation Details:  Fixed Salary + Stock options + year end bonus
 
Those interested please send me your CV mentioning your present salary and two references.

If you have any questions whatsoever, or simply want to talk to us on the phone about the position, please don't hesitate to give me a call. Feel free to forward this email to anyone who you think may be interested and qualified.

 
Jaspal Shakya
Co-founder & CEO
OpportuneJobs.com - Matching Ability with Opportunity
303, 3rd Floor, South Ex Tower
Masjid Moth, South Ex - II
New Delhi - 110049 INDIA
T:+91 11 2626 1408+91 11 2626 1408, 98 1099 696698 1099 6966
Skype: jshakya2001
E: jaspal@opportunejobs.com
www.opportunejobs.com


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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

[MFP] Microfinance Master's Program, October - May in Madrid

 

Dear Microfinance Practice Members,

It's a pleasure to announce that registration is open for the microfinance training program in English at Universidad Autonóma de Madrid, now in its 6th year.

Over the 7 months of classroom training in a seminar environment, students interact with top-level guest faculty from all sectors of the microfinance universe: investor institutions, MFI executives and founders, donor organizations, microfinance research and advocacy institutions, and academics.

The curriculum provides students with a strong background in the fundamentals of microfinance - financial performance and sustainability, poverty measurement, social performance, rating MFIs, due diligence, and the how-tos of implementing community based microfinance projects.

And for Latin American students, the Master in Microfinance's partnership with Fundación Carolina offers substantial scholarships and travel support to attend the program.

Please feel free to ask me any questions, as I am an alumna of the program.

Best regards,
Valerie Artese
valerie.artese@gmail.com

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

[MFP] Marketing msg: Community Based Microfinance for Financial Inclusion Certificate Course, Coady International Institute

 

I am pleased to share this this course announcement with you all.

 

In addition to DFATD/ Canadian government support, this program is also supported by MasterCard Foundation Microfinance Scholars Program for scholarships, and women are especially encouraged to apply.

 

In addition to experienced and renowned guest faculty, participants will also visit home grown Bergengren Credit Union, a living legacy of Antigonish movement in Canada.

 

Best regards,

 

Anuj

 

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Monday, March 17, 2014

[MFP] Microinsurance Innovation Facility's Special Annual Report 2013: Results of ground-breaking research from 2008 – 2013

 

We are delighted to present our special Annual Report 2013 featuring the results of the ILO's Microinsurance Innovation Facility during the past 6 years.

Microinsurance is coming of age. The million dollar question microinsurers, regulators, and governments continue to grapple with is: Can microinsurance be viable and provide client value? 

The evidence presented in the report indicates: Yes it can.

Also, find out about the Facility's new 5-year Quality at Scale programme (2014-2018) that aims to reduce the vulnerability of an additional 100 million low-income persons.


The report is also available in French and Spanish.

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Re: [MFP] Financial Manager

 

Hello Isaac
Please provide further details about the institution recuriting.

Best regards,

Helia Nsthandoca


El Jueves 13 de marzo de 2014 15:20, "isaacmalagala@yahoo.com" <isaacmalagala@yahoo.com> escribió:
 
Dear Members.

We are a Microfinance Institution located in Uganda. We seek to fill the Position of Financial Manager with a very solid candidate both in experience and training. I have attached a Job Description to enable interested candidates to assess their suitability for the position.

Applicants should send their CVs privately to: isaacmalagala@yahoo.com

Thank you

Isaac


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Thursday, March 13, 2014

[MFP] Accion Supports Sale of Mibanco to Financiera Edyficar

 

Accion today announced its support for the sale of Peru’s Mibanco to Financiera Edyficar, following the regulatory approval of the sale obtained this week.  Accion was an early investor in, and has been a longtime partner of, Mibanco. The Accion press release is here.

Regards,

Bruce MacDonald

 

 

Bruce J. MacDonald | SVP, Communications | Accion | 56 Roland Street, Suite 300, Boston, MA 02129

Tel +1 617.616.1546 | Fax +1 617.625.7020 | bmacdonald@accion.org | www.accion.org | skype: bruce.j.macdonald |@accion_global

 

 

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