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In December, the Pacific Renewable Energy and Microfinance (PREM) project trained Microfinance Institutions on the important role they play in reducing Pacific fossil fuel dependence. The training, undertaken by The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) is just one part of the PREM project that aims to develop innovative loan products that support financing of renewable and energy efficiency technology in the Pacific. The project, funded by Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), works with Microfinance Institutions in Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu to remove barriers to renewable energy and energy efficiency uptake in the Pacific. REEEP is an international multi-stakeholder partnership aiming to accelerate the market for renewable energy and energy efficiency. More…

11 – 12 January 2010
BEI Conference Room, Dhaka, Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Enterprise Institute (BEI) in association with The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) based in Australia and Libra Advisory Group based in UK is going to organise a two days Project workshop on Bangladesh Social Enterprise Project (BSEP), supported by the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID) to be held on Monday, January 11 and Tuesday, January 12 from 9:30AM to 4:30PM at the BEI conference room (House 20, Road 05, Gulshan 01, Dhaka). A Policy Seminar on Promoting Social Enterprise Development in Bangladesh: BSEP Outcomes will also be held on Tuesday, January 12 at the Grand Ball Room, Dhaka Sheraton Hotel from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. followed by dinner. A copy of the program is available here. More…

The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) and Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) have joined efforts to convene a blue-ribbon Independent Task Force. The Task Force: a combination of CEO-level individuals from a cross-section of Australia’s leading resource sector companies and PEAK organisations – will focus on assessing the role, influence and impact of Australian resource sector companies on international development issues in the developing countries where they operate. More…

Following their training in the BGLP course materials, and based on their excellent project designs, 6 women from BGLP have now become project managers in their own right. Each of the initiatives have been given USD $5,000 in funding. We look forward to seeing some great results come from each of these projects. Well done ladies! More…