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Capacity Building for Partnerships Workshop and Invest in Mekong Region Marketplace
20-23 February 2012 | Siem Reap, Cambodia
The BWTP Network in collaboration with the Cambodia Microfinance Association, cordially invites microfinance practitioners and other stakeholders to attend the Workshop on Capacity Building for Partnerships in Microfinance and Invest in Mekong Region Marketplace on February 20-23, 2012 at Siem Reap, Cambodia. Click here for more details.

Following another successful Pacific Microfinance Week in Nadi, Fiji in 2009, the Microfinance Pasifika Network will host the 3rd Pacific Microfinance Week 2011 (PMW 2011) in Port Vila, Vanuatu from July 25 – 29th. PMW 2011 will be a week-long series of events, meetings and gatherings of a range of organisations and individuals which have an interest in promoting the provision of inclusive and sustainable financial services in the Pacific.

This milestone event will bring together representatives from microfinance institutions, development partners, commercial and central banks, learning institutions, government agencies and private companies Pacific wide as well as further afield to discuss and share their achievements, visions and priorities in fostering the growth of microfinance and the development of the industry as a whole.

For more information visit www.pacificmicrofinanceweek.org.

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.