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Get Involved in Giving GROWTH a Chance

By Sonya Perez-Lauterbach on January 29, 2010

About the GROWTH Act Global Resources and Opportunities for Women to Thrive (GROWTH) Act (S.1425) is an innovative bill that is currently being discussed in Congress. It will give greater economic opportunities to women and families living in poverty. This bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Durbin, Richard (IL) on July 9, 2009. Read more…

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The Gift of Health

By Sonja Egeland Kelly on December 15, 2009

Very often, we take health for granted. While the healthcare debate rages in Washington D.C. and around the U.S., the majority of us have health insurance, or at least have access to medical care in the case of an emergency. People in the developing world, however, do not often have the luxury of health insurance Read more…

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#MifiMon: Women and Microfinance

By Guest Post on December 2, 2009

The following is a guest post by Sheethal Shobowale, Kiva Fellow at MFIs Asociación Arariwa in Cusco, Peru and Emprender in La Paz, Bolivia starting in January. Interested in learning about microfinance? Follow our biweekly Twitter discussion group #mifimon (because Microfinance Mondays was too long for Twitter’s 140-character limit). Our aim is to host an Read more…

Posted in Loans, Our Mission and Vision, Our Work, Training, Trust Groups, Women's Opportunity Network
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Live: Do the World’s Poor Deserve Insurance? #BOG09

By Sonja Egeland Kelly on October 3, 2009

MicroEnsure‘s Ryan Lynch, Special Project Manager, held a town hall meeting today. He was the politician. The topic was healthcare. Except it wasn’t held in the cornfields of Iowa, it was the slums of India. This mock town hall meeting was held in honor of the poor in India who do not have access to Read more…

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Real-Time Conversation. Real-Time Impact. #Mifimon

By Amy Carol Wolff on September 28, 2009

One of the things I love about Twitter is that you’re able to experience real-time industry developments and thought exchange. I love seeing people discuss social entrepreneurship, music, literature and food.   Individuals can discover new resources that help grow their knowledge of the world and space in which they operate. It is truly fascinating. This Read more…

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