Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture about microfinance, and got sucker-punched. Expecting to hear a litany of pros and cons about the business, and an exploration of good and bad models, I was instead greeted with a knockout punch: Microfinance doesn't work, at least not in the way we think it does. That's nice.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2011
We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
We equipped a dozen chaiwalas with HomeStoves, trained them to use the stove, printed BioLite banners to hang on their stands, and set them up with cords, so customers could charge their phones off our stove. Each Burner undergoes a five-day intensive training and receives their own HomeStove Delivery Box.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 11, 2013
At Opportunity International , where the focus is on providing loans, savings, insurance, and related training to clients in the world's poorest communities, our major donors like to see the work up close. We know that microfinance alone will not break the poverty cycle.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 18, 2016
Army staffers now develop individual strategies to overcome these barriers, connecting families to community services to achieve self-sufficiency. By February 2016, more than three-quarters of the Central Territory Corps were trained in the new model. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 4, 2012
For me, it has been a problem of finance until LEDFC," he says, referring to the Liberian Enterprise Development Finance Corporation that offers Liberian-owned firms desperately needed small business loans. The goal is "to develop sustainable banking products which are more accessible for qualified candidates and women in general."
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 1, 2013
Sasikala, a Block Development Officer (BDO), talked to the Kodapattinam villagers about microfinance , only Shantha, of all the villagers, saw the opportunity and took action. Undeterred, Shantha persisted until she persuaded the required number of people to sign up for the microfinance project. I knew I wanted to succeed.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
12 
Let's personalize your content