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MICROFINANCE EVENT: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to Host Seminar, “Is Microfinance Ready for Social Performance Certification?”, available in Person and Online on Microenterprise Learning Information and Knowledge Sharing (microLINKS), Knowledge-Driven International Development (KDID) Portal, May 4, 2011

Event Name: microLINKS After Hours Seminar #51: Is Microfinance Ready for Social Performance Certification?

Event Date: May 4, 2011, 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Event Location: Online or at 1250 Eye Street, NW, 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, USA

See Our Comprehensive Event Calendar Here: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

Cost: Free

Summary of Event: The seminar will feature three presenters: Elisabeth Rhyne of the Smart Campaign, Sam Daley-Harris of the Microcredit Summit Campaign and Leah Nedderman Wardle of the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF), each of whom will speak about how their organizations are working to help the microfinance industry meet its social goals.

Event Website: http://microlinks.kdid.org/events/after-hours/microfinance-ready-social-performance-certification

Online Registration Address: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/486598507

For additional information you may contact: +1 202 521 1900 or afterhours@qedgroupllc.com

Submit your event at: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

About USAID: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a government agency that provides international economic and humanitarian assistance. It focuses on areas such as economic growth, agriculture, trade, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance. Under its Development Credit Authority (DCA), it provides credit guarantees that cover up to 50 percent of defaults on wholesale loans made by private financial institutions to institutions that lend on a retail basis to underserved borrowers.

USAID offers a suite of resources aimed at improving the outcomes of microenterprise development research and practice at http://microlinks.kdid.org/

By Medha Ravi, Research Associate

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