Co-sponsored by the San Diego Microfinance Alliance (SDMFA), the Center for International Development at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), the UCSD School of International Relations & Pacific Studies, and the EPTEAM Network @ UCSD.
Robert Gailey, Ph.D.
Professor Robert Gailey serves as the director of the Center for International Development (CID). His experience and work has revolved around ways to engage the workplace and the church in helping address global poverty. He has served as an associate pastor, missionary, nonprofit leader, and educator around the areas of economic development, cross-cultural advocacy, and poverty alleviation. He is an advisor to the student microfinance club and helps lead the San Diego Microfinance Alliance.
Challenges/issues of running a MFI in a developing country
John de Wit
Envisioning a world free from poverty
The Small Enterprise Foundation (SEF) is a not-for-profit, pro-poor micro-finance institution working towards the eradication of poverty by creating a supportive environment where credit and savings services foster sustainable income generation, job creation and social empowerment.
- Slides courtesy of San Diego Microfinance Alliance
- 1. The Small Enterprise Foundation | John De Wit
- 2. The Small Enterprise Foundation | John De Wit
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Video Courtesy of Specimen Productions | Special Thanks to Nikhil Bhowmick
The Promise of Microfinance
Craig McIntosh, Ph.D.
Professor Craig McIntosh is a development economist whose expertise focuses on program evaluation. His main research interest is the design of institutions that promote the provision of financial services to micro-entrepreneurs, and he has conducted field evaluations of innovative anti-poverty policies in Mexico, Guatemala, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. He is a professor of economics at the UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy and serves as co-director of the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab.
Pricing Transparency, Profits, IPOs and Responsible MicroFinance
Chuck Waterfield
MF Transparency is a global initiative for fair and transparent pricing in the Microfinance industry. Pricing transparency is a key issue in the effective implementation of domestic and international microfinance.
- Why charge interest?
- What is a fair interest rate?
- How do loan products offered by different MFIs compare?