FDC is a proud partner of this year’s Citi-FT Financial Education Summit. 300 decision makers from financial institutions, government agencies, multilateral institutions etc will gather together to discuss ways to design financial education programmes more effectively, covering issues such as asset-building, wealth protection and debt management.
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Two Remittance Management evening workshops were led by Mr Chris Piper on 27 and 28 September in Brisbane in partnership with the Multicultural Development Association and the African Community Foundation Australia, funded by Western Union Foundation. Participants brainstormed, ranked, and then discussed the main remittance challenges facing diaspora communities in Australia. A further workshop was held over two days in Apia, Samoa, from 30 September- 1 October, facilitated by Ms Luse Kinivuwai.
The PNG Disaster Risk Management (DRM) workshop held 23-25 September in Port Moresby, PNG, was facilitated by Mr Chris Piper. Participants hailed from the not-for-profit sector as well as from the business sector. The workshop looked at the whole range of initiatives across the Disaster Risk Management Cycle, including the range of hazards affecting PNG and the Pacific Island Countries.
The BWTP Network and GTZ have published an updated version of the Sri Lankan Microfinance Industry Report ahead of the Asia Microfinance Forum 2010.
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The final workshop of the UNIFEM Fiji Market Development Project was held in Suva . The FDC team presented to all market place CEOs and Suva councilors on the 22 September 2010. View the Fiji Times article interviewing FDC’s Luse Kinivuwai on the issues.
Craig Wilson will complete his term as FDC Executive Director during the first quarter of 2011 (media release). The FDC Board of Governors has initiated an international search to recruit a new Executive Director to succeed Craig.
BGLP has been featured in the latest UN Democracy Fund News from the Field Update. Please see here to view.
Please join us for an evening of exploring the concept of a Brisbane Development Circle on the 27th September. The Development Circle concept has proven successful in Sydney, and a variation of in Melbourne, so we are investigating launching a similar group here in Brisbane/South East Queensland. Click here for more details.
After exemplary performance since opening the FDC Pacific office two years ago, Ms Luse Kinivuwai is completing her service as FDC Pacific Regional Representative at the end of November, 2010. Applications for the position of FDC Pacific Regional Representative are invited by 20 September. Please see attached.
Preparations for the BWTP Asia Microfinance Forum 2010 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 12 to 15 October 2010 are in full swing. To register and for more details go to asiamicrofinanceforum.org.