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After a successful Pacific Microfinance Week in August 2007, the Microfinance Pasifika Network was pleased to convene the second Pacific Microfinance Week 2009 (PMW 2009) in Fiji from July 13 – 17, 2009. PMW 2009 was a week-long series of events, meetings and gatherings of a range of organisations and individuals who have an interest in promoting the provision of inclusive and sustainable financial services in the Pacific. Further details about the event are available from: http://www.pacificmicrofinanceweek.org/.  

The Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC) (Singapore) Ltd recently hosted a gathering at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore on 23 March 2009 to officially open the Asia Regional Office. Further details, about the Singapore opening are available from:

• Opening Program
• Opening remarks by FDC Executive Director Craig Wilson
• Opening remarks by Ambassador Ong Keng Yong
• FDC Press Release: Singapore Opening
• Media Coverage: The Straits Times

15th-17th July 2008

The purpose of this workshop is to learn practical and participatory project management skills, which are used in community development (CD) projects in the Asia Pacific Region. The three main project management methodologies introduced are Project Cycle Management (PCM); Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) , and the Logical Framework Approach (LFA), or Logframes for short. We will also be reviewing projects in the light of AusAID’s latest Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE), 2007. More…

The purpose of this workshop is to learn practical and participatory project management skills, which are used in community development (CD) projects in the Asia Pacific Region. More…

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.

The Foundation for Development Cooperation held The Resources Sector: Securing Sustainable Livelihoods for Communities workshop in Brisbane on the 1st February 2008. More…

Taj Palace, New Delhi, India.

This milestone event will be the largest of its kind aimed at boosting financial literacy, a critical life-skill that can help reduce poverty, stimulate entrepreneurship and wealth creation at all levels of society, and protect consumers and investors in turbulent times. The Summit — sub-titled Partnerships for Progress and Inclusion — will discuss ways to advance financial literacy by sharing best practices and showcasing effective multi-sector partnerships. For more information, please visit www.FinancialEducationSummit.org

The interaction between communities and the resources sector in developing countries often results in security issues for both actors. For the community, security concerns arise from the lack of or unequal access to livelihoods, basic services, education, and health facilities; whilst for the resources sector concerns frequently relate to reputational risk, physical security, damage to property, personnel and profitability. This workshop aims to focus on cutting-edge methods and tools of engagement to enable the resources sector to meet national and international obligations and in the process secure communities and their business operations. The workshop will take place on the 1st February 2008 in Brisbane, Australia.

The BWTP network and the Foundation for Development Cooperation organised a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia from the 5-7 September on “Linkages and Partnerships in Microfinance” to promote the partnership approach to increase outreach and raise the quality of microfinance services. The event was run over three days and includes a symposium, a training course and a special session on Microfinance and Disaster Management.

In the first event of its kind ever held in the Pacific region, the Microfinance Pasifika Network convened the inaugural Pacific Microfinance Week in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 27 to 31 August 2007.

The Pacific Microfinance Week 2007 in Port Moresby brought together more than 130 microfinance and financial sector practitioners, experts, policy-makers, academics and regulators drawn from more than 20 countries from across the Pacific and beyond for a week-long series of events, discussions, meetings and gatherings. More..