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Microfinance Network
http://www.mfnetwork.org
The MicroFinance Network is a global association of
leading microfinance practitioners committed to improving
the quality of lives of the poor through the provision
of credit, savings, and other financial services. Members
of the Network, whether they are NGOs or commercial
banks, share the common belief that this sector of the
population is best served by sustainable and profitable
institutions. Made up of some of the most prominent
and successful microfinance institutions in the entire
industry, the MicroFinance Network has grown to 38 members
today (23 regulated financial institutions, 11 NGO's,
and four non-MFI practitioners). With a combined total
gross loan portfolio in 2003 of US $2.8 billion, the
MFIs in the MicroFinance Network lend to approximately
10 million borrowers; 37.4 million savers hold over
$3.7 billion in voluntary deposits. Average loan balances
for Network members begin at $49 and the portfolio at
risk over 90 days is 3.3% on average for all members.
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SA-DHAN
http://www.sa-dhan.org
Sa-Dhan was designed and developed as a platform to
share, understand and learn the different perspectives,
competencies and experiences, the source and legitimacy
of these.
Sa-Dhan's evolution was the result of the stated need
for a common platform for microfinance in India by the
key practitioners in the microfinance sector who recognized
that despite their diversity they had to increase the
outreach of existing.
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GF USA
http://www.grameenfoundation.org
Grameen Foundation USA (GFUSA) is a global non-profit
organization that combines microfinance, new technologies,
and innovation to empower the world's poorest people
to escape poverty. Founded in 1997, GFUSA’s global network
includes 52 partners in 22 countries. The network has
impacted an estimated 7 million lives in Asia, Africa,
the Americas, and the Middle East.
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Global Grameen Network
GFUSA founded the Global Grameen
Network, an umbrella organization for all GFUSA partners.
The MFIs work together to expand microfinance's outreach
to poorest communities across the globe.
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World Microcredit
Summit
http://www.microcreditsummit.org
The World Microcredit Summit Campaign brings together
microcredit practitioners, advocates, educational institutions,
donor agencies, international financial institutions,
non-governmental organizations and others involved with
microcredit to promote best practices in the field,
to stimulate the interchanging of knowledge, and to
work towards reaching our goals.
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