by Ashim Kar - Events, Latin America & Caribbean -

MICROFINANCE EVENT: Opportunity Collaboration to Host Poverty Alleviation UN-Conference, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico, October 17 – 20, 2011

Event Name: Poverty Alleviation UN-Conference

Event Date: October 17 – October 20, 2011

Event Location: Club Med Ixtapa Pacific, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo de Azueta, Mexico
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Cost: USD 4750 covers all on-site expenses including meals and lodging

Summary of Event:
Commencing on World Poverty Day, this networking and problem-solving event provides an opportunity for social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, social financiers and others to explore levels of collaboration, to identify opportunities for leveraging resources across organizations and to accelerate proven models for reducing poverty. The “UN-” in the name of the event refers to its intent to be different from traditional lecture-based conferences in several ways including its emphasis on group discussion and problem solving.

Background on Host:
Opportunity Collaboration is a community of 250 people focused on poverty alleviation. This community convenes annually on World Poverty Day to leverage resources, share innovations and attempt to learn to operate more effectively. Its mission is to promote networking and foster collaboration with the goal of accelerating the work of global and domestic poverty alleviation.

Partial list of delegates:
Ben Fehsenfeld, National Director, All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World Movement, USA
Pierre Noel, Haiti Fund Director, The Boston Foundation, USA
Ramon San Pascual, Executive Director, Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development Foundation, The Philippines
Timothy Dykman, Director, Founder, CEO, Ocean Revolution, USA
Quinn Tran, Managing Partner, GlobALL Connect, USA
Barbara Rose, Executive Director, Aid for Africa, USA
Sean Kline, Founder and Executive Director, Reach Global, USA
Peggy Clark, Executive Director, Global Health & Development, The Aspen Institute, USA
Paula Cordeiro, Dean and Professor, School of Leadership & Education Sciences, University of San Diego, USA
Benjamin Kola Koyoo, Founder & Mission Director, Groundwater Abstractions in Kenya Outreach (GWAKO), Kenya

Event Website: http://www.opportunitycollaboration.net/

For additional information, you may contact Tracie Hudgins via email at thudgins@opportunitycollaboration.net or telephone at +1 303 956 8431.

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

By Ashim Kar, Research Associate

Additional Resources:
MicroCapital.org story, July 20, 2011: “MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Jonathan Lewis of Opportunity Collaboration Responds to Complaints that “Microcredit Does Not Solve Poverty”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-jonathan-lewis-of-opportunity-collaboration-responds-to-complaints-that-%E2%80%9Cmicrocredit-does-not-solve-poverty%E2%80%9D/

MicroCapital.org: “MICROCAPITAL EVENT: Opportunity Collaboration Summit, October 17-20, 2009 in Ixtapa, Mexico”, July 29, 2009, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-event-opportunity-collaboration-summit-october-17-20-2009-in-ixtapa-mexico/

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