We are a group of professionals from a wide range of organizations and perspectives who are dedicated to addressing challenges to providing the poor with financial services for meeting basic needs, enhancing investment in income generating and asset-building activities, and addressing risks. The Microfinance Community is co-facilitated by UNDP and ILO, and is moderated by a Resource Team comprised of Dr. Navin Anand, Resource Person, and Ms. Monika Khanna, Research Associate. Click here for the welcome message from the UNDP Facilitator, and click here for the message from the Resource Team.
Community Highlights
We have had a busy year in 2007 and hope to continue the momentum in 2008. After the Visioning Workshop in October, we have initiated two e-discussions to which members contributed their valuable insights and experiences. We also realized how timely the micro-insurance e-discussion was, when we learned of the partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO Geneva) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation made for health microinsurance.
This news, combined with the interest put forth by the Government of India (GOI) to put in place health microinsurance legislation for the poor has re-emphasised the importance of health microinsurance for the poor – something that would have an impact on most MFIs and their clients.
We also request members to share their feedback on the utility of the Solution Exchange Microfinance Community. Please also continue to ask questions and initiate new queries dealing with issues members face in the field as well as greater discussion on issues facing the microfinance sector at large. We look forward to a fruitful and vibrant year ahead.
Queries, e-Consultations and e-Discussions Below are the current topics being addressed.To participate you must be a member.Go to the Mailgroup page to log in or sign up. Query
[se-mf] QUERY: Study on Client Focused Microfinance for the Promotion of Livelihoods - Advice. Reply by 22 November 2008
From Tara Nair, Friends of Women’s World Banking (India), Ahmedabad
Seeks advice on framework and methodology of the proposed study and references of projects, programmes and models of microfinance initiatives focusing on livelihood promotion e-Discussion
[se-mf] Discussion: National Federation of SHGs.
From A P Fernandez, MYRADA, Bangalore
Seeks views on rationale and process for establishing NFSHGs, potential sources of funding and experiences of different countries in establishment of National Federations / Unions of SHGs
 
Contributions to a Report on SHG Federations in India
Microfinance Community discussions contribute to a publication on self-help group federations in India.... read more
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 “The SE provides a unique medium through which practitioners could be consulted on sector wide trends. One should expect to see even greater collaboration and participation in future between SE and industry level tasks such as evaluations, assessments, new product design and problem solving. Its membership variety and democratic character makes it a powerful medium of distilling information and knowledge.” N.Srinivasan,
State of the Sector Report for Microfinance, Pune
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