http://www.oneworld.net/article/archive/39 en_US http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/160530/1/39 Across Bangladesh, poor rural women are building up their country's fragile democracy by methodically and discreetly eliminating the small inequities of their daily lives. From: Ms. Magazine http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/159854/1/39 Ravaged by ethnic unrest and socio-economic deprivation, Karbi Anglong is the first district of Assam in north-east India to have implemented a quality management system for facilitating public services. Cooperative units for dairy processing and banking are a series of development initiatives aimed at freeing the district of its poverty tag. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/158496/1/39 Martedì scorso è stata presentata a Bologna la Rete Italiana di Microfinanza (RITMI), Associazione senza fini di lucro che opererà a livello nazionale e sarà la voce degli operatori italiani del microcredito e della microfinanza. Tra i soci fondatori ci sono l'Associazione Micro.bo Bologna, Fondazione don Mario Operti Torino, Fondazione Santa Maria del Soccorso Genova, Mag 2 Milano, Mag Verona, Microfinanza Srl, Microprogress e PerMicro Torino mentre altre sono in via di definizione. In Italia http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/158194/1/39 Martedì 26 febbraio a Bologna verrà presentata "Ritmi", la Rete italiana di microfinanza che si propone l'obiettivo di “Rendere bancabili i non bancabili”. Associazione senza fini di lucro, Ritmi opererà a livello nazionale e sarà la voce di tutti gli operatori italiani della microfinanza. "L’esclusione dall’accesso al credito è infatti riconosciuta come uno degli ostacoli principali allo sviluppo umano e alla riduzione della povertà" - sostengono le istituzioni di microcredito e microfinanza o http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/158137/1/39 Decades of warring guns may have turned Afghanistan into a ‘collapsed state’, but the country is now on the road to recovery, says Ehsan Zia, the Afghan Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Community Development Councils help villagers decide their own projects while microfinance initiatives have benefited women in rural areas. http://unimondo.oneworld.net/article/view/158007/1/39 È la terza legislazione che fallisce il tentativo di riformare la legge 49 sulla “cooperazione allo sviluppo”. Ogni volta che un nuovo governo ci prova, cade. Casualità e coincidenza, certo. Siamo consci che la cooperazione non sia mai stata così prioritaria; né ieri e né oggi. Forse domani, quando si capirà che per abitare l’interdipendenza bisognerà fare i conti con la cooperazione con coloro che stanno oltre mare. Ma sulla 49 non è mai stato facile fare fronte comune. Ha più di 20 anni ed av http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82291 Mikrolainaperiaatetta toteuttava NaistenPankki on saanut aikaan hyviä tuloksia. Hankkeessa perustetaan kyläpankkeja, jotka tarjoavat kaikkein köyhimmille naisille mahdollisuuden pieneen, noin 8-25 euron lainaan. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156806/1/39 New technological innovations in agriculture, electronics and medicine have helped boost income and reduce the number of people living in poverty, says a new World Bank report. Developing countries also need to strengthen the spread of technology through better infrastructure and improved research, the report adds. http://fi.oneworld.net/link/gotolink/addhit/82038 Rahaa lehmän ostoon, kosmetiikkaliikkeen aloittamiseen tai pienen ruokakaupan perustamiseen. Mikroluotot ovat tarjonneet jo sadalle miljoonalle ihmiselle mahdollisuuden pyristellä irti köyhyydestä omin käsin. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156760/1/39 Concept of micro-credit is bringing about a silent revolution in more than 60 districts of rural Nepal by helping people in augmenting their income. Hundreds and thousands of poor families have access to different micro-finance institutions and they indeed are trying to take the maximum benefit out of this facility. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/156739/1/39 The recent Annual Micro Finance Colloquium 2008 at Jaipur underlined the need for more initiatives for the financial inclusion of the poor in India’s western state of Rajasthan. A report released at the meeting highlights future opportunities and challenges for scaling up the sector. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155957/1/39 The ILO and the Bill & Milinda Gates Foundation have come together to help develop new kinds of insurance for low-income people in impoverished countries across the world. Thirty-four million US dollars given by the Gates Foundation will create the Microinsurance Innovation Facility that will provide grants and technical assistance to organisations working with the poor. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155338/1/39 Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, says Bangladesh will eradicate poverty by 2030 and wants India to take up the challenge as well. On a recent visit to India, he spoke on the bank’s role, poverty museums, and issues close to his heart. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155254/1/39 The MDG Monitor is a new resource offering from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with several other UN bodies with assistance from Google and Cisco. It is a quick and easy MDG tracking tool for policymakers, journalists, students and development professionals. http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/155253/1/39 A new resource, the MDG Monitor, created by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with several other UN bodies with assistance from Google and Cisco, is an excellent tool for policymakers, journalists, students and others to learn about the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).