Category - microfinance

Microfinance is vital to human and social development, audit suggests

staff writers — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:50:54 +0100

Oikocredit, a leading socially-committed investor in microfinance, has released the results of its social audit, looking to enhance human welfare through economic performance.

Growing global alternatives locally

Press Office — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:01:33 +0000

In response to the huge Put People First rally in London on 28 March 2009, co-sponsored by Ekklesia, the think-tank's co-director Simon Barrow commented:

Give loans to the developing world and get a ten percent return

staff writers — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:34:07 +0000

A pioneering charity has launched a new initiative in the face of the credit crunch, to take loans from people who need a decent return on their income, and invest their money to help those in the developing world.

New initiative to provide small loans to developing world

agency reporter — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:06:59 +0000

Opportunity International, the world's largest Christian microfinance organization, has announced the launch of OptINnow, a new initiative in the fight against global poverty. Based in the US, OptINnow connects people who want to make a difference with the working poor around the world who need small business loans to lift themselves out of poverty.

We can use the market to tackle poverty, says Nobel Prize winner

staff writers — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:01:01 +0000

Harnessing the power of the market to help solve the problems of global poverty, hunger and inequality is both possible and necessary, a Nobel Peace Prize winner told an invited audience of specialists in London on Thursday night.

Oikocredit celebrates growth in loan money and global social impact

staff writers — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:19:16 +0000

Oikocredit, the leading private international microfinancier, which gives support to poor communities and social enterprise, has announced a significant growth in activity and impact in its preliminary results for 2007.

UK boost for Oikocredit global social investment initiative

staff writers — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:59:44 +0000

Oikocredit, a global member-based social investment co-operative which makes small loans to hundreds of vital development projects, has expressed hope that it will "really take off" in the UK after receiving its first major contribution.

A little local money goes a global way

Simon Barrow — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:38:03 +0000

A long-standing practical scheme for financially backing community initiatives and economic development among those on the margins of the global system is being promoted in Britain.