Microfinance

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Many NGOs need assistance in educating themselves about micro-finance and educating the communities they serve about microfinance. A UN resource that can help you support these efforts by learning more:

• PlaNetFinance
  An NGO supporting organisations that provide financial support to the world's poorest. Direct clients are microfinance institutions and other organisations that provide banking services for the poor and the very poor. "PlaNet Finance does not aim to compete with banks, but to help them to develop their activities in this new field as efficiently as possible." Web site is available in English, French and Spanish, and provides lots of resources and and updates about microfinance in developing countries. The site also provides a lot of basic information about what microcredit programs are, and how they can help bring people out of poverty.
• UNESCO Coordinating Unit for Microfinance-Related Activities
  Includes a primer on microfinance, gender-specific information, and a list of very helpful links.

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