Microfinance Practice: RE: [MFP] Community-Based Microfinance for Financial Inclusion Certificate course, Ethiopia

Ye, it is 2016, thanks Auster for noting that error.

Anuj

From: MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 3:09 AM
To: MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MFP] Community-Based Microfinance for Financial Inclusion Certificate course, Ethiopia

But the course period below is indicating March 21 to 1st April 2015. Is that just an error?

Regards,

Auster
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On Mon, 1/4/16, Anuj Jain ajain@stfx.ca [MicrofinancePractice] <MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Subject: [MFP] Community-Based Microfinance for Financial Inclusion Certificate course, Ethiopia
To: "MicrofinancePractice (MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com)" <MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Monday, January 4, 2016, 10:38 PM

Hello everyone, Greetings for 2016!I am pleased to share this
announcement for the upcoming Community Based Microfinance
for Financial Inclusion Certificate course, hosted at WISE
(Women in Self Employment) Ethiopia. Women practitioners are especially
encouraged to apply. With best wishes for the new
year,Anuj Community-Based Microfinance for
Financial InclusionMarch 21 - April 1, 2015
Ethiopia
This course charts the journey
from microcredit and microfinance to financial inclusion,
with the focus on community owned and based approaches.
Participants will study successful models such as Village
Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), Self-Help-Groups
(SHGs), Financial Cooperatives and Credit Unions, latest
developments in these models, and learn about innovations
such as bank linkages, mobile banking, and value-chain
finance.Personal
benefitsUnderstand the role of financial
services in inclusive economy and the role of
community-based microfinance institutions in enhancing
financial inclusion and linking those institutions with
formal financial institutionsUnderstanding the financial
behaviour of low-income population groups to learn the
principles of designing more appropriate financial products,
especially savings, insurance, payment services, value-chain
finance, and innovative models of community-based
financingObtain an in-depth understanding
of different community-based microfinance models such as
village savings and loan associations (or savings groups),
self-help groups, SACCOs, and credit unions to learn about
the ways in which different member-owned institutions apply
cooperative principles to ensure the delivery of appropriate
financial productsLearn about the regulations,
structures, and practices for balancing flexibility and risk
management in different community-based microfinance
modelsExplore real-world examples of
establishing multi-tier institutions and networks, building
linkages with private sector financial institutions, use of
mobile banking, and opportunities and challenges of
financial products delivered by agriculture
coopsLearn about national regulatory
policies and supervision structures for community-based
microfinance models, and the importance of
self-regulationGain valuable hands-on knowledge
through visits to successful community-based microfinance
institutions, interaction with leading sector practitioners,
and intensive exchange with peersOrganizational
benefitsDevelop strategies for
strengthening program design, management, and product design
capacities in community-based microfinance programming in
remote rural areas and underserved urban
communitiesDevelop strategies for banks,
formal microfinance institutions, and various value-chain
actors to reach informal savings groups and serve them
effectivelyEnhance capacity to analyse macro
policies and identify research priorities to enable families
operating in the informal sector to participate more
meaningfully in the economyDevelop approaches to integrate
community-based microfinance models into strategies for
improving food security, building sustainable livelihoods,
enhancing women's empowerment, and attaining broad
development outcomesWho should take the
Program?This program is intended for
mid-to-senior-level practitioners from NGOs, financial
cooperatives, rural finance institutions, MFIs and bankers
interested in serving rural regions; and also for banking
regulators and government officials, trainers, and donors
engaged in financial inclusion agenda. Two years' work
experience in microfinance or in the field of economic
development is desirable.ScholarshipsA few partial or full scholarships
are available for
deserving applicants. Women are especially encouraged to
apply. Scholarships are available through
The MasterCard Foundation Microfinance Scholars Program for
this certificate. How to ApplyApplicants should apply as soon as
possible. Applications are assessed as soon as they are
received so apply early to ensure time for making travel and
visa arrangements. Anuj K.
JainSr. Coady Fellow|
Microfinance and Development| COADY International
InstituteSt. Francis Xavier University,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, B2G 2W5| Ph:
902-872-0521
New program offerings in 2016. Apply now to be
considered for a scholarship. http://www.coady.stfx.ca/education/apply/

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