SMDP New Hampshire Certificate 2014 - http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/smdp/nh
This is the 16th year we have offered a microfinance practitioner workshop in New Hampshire. The Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program (SMDP) New Hampshire Certificate will be held on campus at the University of New Hampshire and is sponsored by the Carsey Institute. The SMDP is designed for practitioners who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the fundamentals of microfinance, microenterprise development and sustainable community economic development.
The SMDP NH Certificate will feature faculty and speakers who are leaders in the microfinance, community economic development and related fields including Malcolm Harper, Candace Nelson, Jan Maes, Jeff Ashe, Vinod Parmeshwar, Joyce Lehman, Chuck Waterfield, Daryl Collins, Megan Gash and others.
The SMDP NH Certificate begins with a Principles of Microfinance Precourse – This is a self-paced backgrounder on the history, key methodologies and design elements of microfinance. The pre-course will be moderated by Dr. Malcolm Harper and begins one month before the face-to-face workshop in Durham.
SMDP NH Certificate Topics
• Introduction to Livelihoods: the 5 capitals – natural, physical, human, social, and financial;
• The Role that Financial Services Play in Economic Development
• Overview to Financial Ecosystem: Core (supply/demand) and Supporting Functions
• Financial Inclusion in 21st Century: The new goal
• A Focus on Clients: How the Poor Manage their Money
• Evolution of Microfinance
• Community-based microfinance and Savings groups
• Reaching the Very Poor
• Branchless banking and the Digital Revolution
• Microfinance Transparency and Social Performance Standards and Financial Education
• Social Enterprise and the Social Entrepreneurs
• Introduction to Value Chain Development and Agricultural Value Development and Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Linking global climate and economic trends to the fate of local farmers and fishers: A food systems approach.
• Exeter New Hampshire – A case study on municipal planning for climate change impacts, public participation, stakeholder engagement.
• Microenterprise development in the United States
Field Visits
Sustainable Agricultural Development Field visits
• Stonyfield Farms Yogurt Company, Derry, NH
• Tour of Brookford Farm - a large family operated sustainable agriculture farm.
• New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, Concord, NH
• Women's Rural Entrepreneurship Network (WREN) Bethlehem, NH.
• Berlin Farmers Market, Berlin, NH
• Historic seaport Portsmouth, NH
• White Mountains, Bretton Woods - Home of the IMF and World Bank;, waterfalls, vistas, a picnic and fun!
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The MasterCard Foundation Microfinance Scholars Program Opportunity
We will award several MasterCard Foundation Microfinance Scholars Program scholarships through a competitive application process. Applicants are expected to contribute full travel costs and up to $1,000 towards program costs. Please read the MasterCard Foundation eligibility criteria and complete the application located on the SMDP Certificate NH Registration Page [link].
The SMDP-New Hampshire Certificate MasterCard Foundation Scholarship application deadline is May 2, 2014.
Optional Academic Credit
SMDP NH Certificate students may be able to earn Masters-level academic credit for participation in the SMDP. The usual UNH summer tuition fees will apply, and academic credit students will be required to complete additional assessment assignments. If you are interested in earning academic credit, please contact the SMDP NH Certificate Coordinator William Maddocks at william.maddocks@unh.edu
Register today at http://www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/smdp/nh
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