MICROFINANCE EVENT: The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and the Microfinance Management Institute (MFMI) to Hold Funder Training Course in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

CGAP/MFMI FUNDER TRAINING COURSE

APRIL 7-11, 2008, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

The complete title of this event is “Building Inclusive Financial Systems: How Funders Can Make a Difference” and it is the first of three courses on the same subject to be held in 2008. The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and the Microfinance Management Institute (MFMI), a joint venture of CGAP and the Open Society Institute (OSI), are offering the session which will be “a hands-on training course on building financial systems for the poor,” according to the brochure. Both the enrollment form and the brochure are available on the CGAP Donor Information Network Center (CGAP DIRECT) Web site.

The conference will give participants an introduction to microfinance and teach them how to appraise and manage microfinance projects and investments. Additionally, participants will be trained on how to create microfinance strategies which are tailored to their agencies’ goals.

The funder course, which will be held in English and cost USD 1,900, is intended for personnel from both public and private funding agencies as well as policymakers. The brochure specifically invites members of international development agencies, socially responsible investors, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and staff working in central banks or other government agencies. Over 300 professionals from more than 70 countries have participated in previous training sessions.

Enrollment is on-going and there is a $150 discount for those registering six weeks before the start of the course. Certificates will be awarded. The sister courses will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia and Kigali, Rwanda in September and November 2008, respectively. For further information on all three training sessions, refer to the CGAP DIRECT Web site or e-mail Nataša Goronja (ngoronja@themfmi.org). CGAP DIRECT can be contacted at +33 (0)1 40 69 32 77.

By Anthony Busch, Research Assistant

Additional Resources:

Consultative Group to Assist the Poor: Home, CGAP DIRECT, Funder Training Course, Brochure, Enrollment Form

Development Gateway Foundation: “CGAP/MFMI Funder Course Coming Soon: Ethiopia – April 2008”, by Zoe Gardner, February 18, 2008

Microfinance Management Institute: Home

Open Society Institute: Home