FDC Headlines
New Office
FDC has recently acquired and shifted into new office premises. FDC moved to FDC House, 137 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia on 24 April 2008. Our new telephone number is +61-7-32172924 and fax is +61-7-38460342. FDC House will be officially opened by the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, The Hon Mr Bob McMullan MP, on 27 June 2008. More...
FDC Singapore
FDC’s Chairman, Mr Bob Lyon, has approved the establishment of FDC’s first overseas office. FDC Singapore will commence operations on 30 July 2008. The BWTP Secretariat will be co-located with the FDC Singapore office. FDC’s Mr Jamie Bedson has been appointed as FDC’s Asia Regional Representative and will be based in Singapore and head up FDC Singapore.
"Financing Village-Level Energy for Development in the Asia-Pacific" Workshop
The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) hosted a small, high-level workshop in Manila on 10 and 11 April 2008 entitled “Financing Village-Level Energy for Development in the Asia-Pacific”. The agenda focused on the methodologies and options available for financing sustainable energy supply initiatives linked with microfinance and/or SME finance in the Asia-Pacific region.
Opening Remarks – Craig Wilson, Executive Director, The Foundation for Development Cooperation.
FDC Press Release: Village clean energy access in Asia-Pacific boosted in Manila.
ADB News Release: Experts Look for Ways to Expand Access to Energy in Asia.
Further information regarding the event is available here.
Global Knowledge Partnership - East Asia Regional Coordinator
Following recent elections, FDC this month concludes its role on the executive committee of the Global Knowledge Partnership, a position FDC was privileged to hold. In those same elections, FDC is pleased to have been appointed as the new East Asia Regional Coordinator for the 2008 – 2010 period. More details are available from the Global Knowledge Partnership Website.
FDC Awarded Grant from Western Union Foundation for Pacific Initiative
FDC has been awarded a grant from the Western Union Foundation to undertake an initiative in the Pacific entitled: “Development and Dissemination of Financial Literacy Materials Targeted at Poor Remittance-Receiving Households in the Pacific Islands (including Fiji islands, Timor-Leste, Samoa and Tonga)”. Further details about the initiative will be available in the coming months.
Asia Microfinance Forum 2008
The Asia Microfinance Forum 2008 will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam at the Melia Hanoi Hotel from 26 to 29 August 2008. This major international event will focus on the latest opportunities to grow microfinance availability through linkages with the financial system, new partnerships and innovative applications of technology. We are inviting representatives from microfinance institutions, development partners, commercial and central banks, learning institutions, government agencies and private companies interested in becoming involved in the Asia Microfinance Forum 2008 to contact us by email and to preserve these important dates in their 2008 schedules.
