The Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific/European Union (ACP/EU) Microfinance Programme, a multinational effort investing in microfinance in 80 countries, is offering twenty scholarships for the 2012 Boulder Microfinance Training Programme, which will be held in Turin, Italy from July 16 to August 3. Hosted by the International Training Centre of the UN’s International Labor Organisation, the program is intended to improve the capacity of policymakers to support microfinance. Classes are offered in both the English and French languages.
Senior staff of central banks, regulatory bodies, and ministries of finance in ACP countries are eligible to apply for the scholarships, which are worth USD 4,500. Applications can be made online at http://eu-acp-boulder-scholarships.itcilo.org/application/index.html until May 15, 2012.
By Jeffery Patterson, Research Associate
About The ACP/EU Microfinance Programme
Founded in 2005, The Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific/European Union (ACP/EU) Microfinance Programme is a multinational effort to support the provision of financial services to low-income individuals lacking access to bank-related services. Based in Brussels, the programme fields a budget of approximately EUR 200 million (USD 262 million) engaged in two hundred microfinance projects in eighty countries.
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