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27 May 07

Microcredit - Microfinance-Credit lending models

  • Site has a breakdown of a number of different models used by microfinance institutions, including the Grameen bank model created by Dr. Yumus, and those of NGOs.
     - anscott on 2007-05-27

YouTube - Microcredit debate

  • Debate on microcredit and its effectiveness as a solution to poverty. One of the ladies says that microcredit is only a solution in some contexts, and that it others contexts it can actually create problems, where it can create a new kind of debt trap.
     - anscott on 2007-05-27

YouTube - Impact of Technology on Microfinance

  • Short video on how technology will affect/improve the potential of microfinance. He talks about how they tried a village computing center, but also how they (Grameen Bank) are working on using mobile phones that will allow borrowers to access bank accounts, and connect to customers to improve business transactions, and many other things.  
    - anscott on 2007-05-27

Microcredit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • Overview of the history of Microcredit, as well as some of the banks and loan organizations that are considered as microfinance institutions. Also has principles of microfinance, as well as sections on strengths and criticisms.
     - anscott on 2007-05-27
26 May 07

YouTube - Muhammad Yunus: Banker to the Poor (preview)

  • Video about Dr. Muhammad Yunus who started the Grameen Bank in India. Video talks about the methods used by Yunus and his bank in Bangledesh, and in other parts of the world. It also looks at how he started this idea and the struggles he had when he originally talked with other banks to get them to provide loans to the poor. - anscott on 2007-05-27

YouTube - Unitus Microfinance Microcredit Introduction Video

  • Video about Unitus, a global microfinance accelerator that works with several microfinance institutions to help provide microcredit loans and health insurance to the poor. - anscott on 2007-05-27
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