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SEWA Microfinance Wikileaks

Posted on April 07th, 2011 in Bharatiya Janata Party, India Shares, Microfinance Grants, microfinance in Gujarat, microfinance in wikileaks, Microfinance India, narendra modi sewa, Self Employed Womens Association, sewa microfinance, wikileaks microfinance

SEWA Microfinance wikileaksGujarat Government tried to use SEWA for communal propaganda Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party Government in Gujarat tried to use the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), the respected Ahmedabad-based non-governmental organisation, as a “conduit to disseminate communal ideologies”. When the group resisted there were attempts to “obstruct” its work by withholding grants, “ostensibly over financial irregularities.” [...]
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Microinsurance Grants worth Rs 13 Crore available from ILO Microinsurance Innovation Facility

Posted on November 14th, 2010 in Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, Bottom of Pyramid, ILO, ILO Micro Insurance, ILO Microinsurance Innovation Facility, India Shares, Innovative Financial Products, International Federation of Red Cross, International Labour Organisation, Microfinance Grants, microinsurance academy, Microinsurance Foundation, Microinsurance Grants, microinsurance in india 2010, Microinsurance India, microinsurance network, microinsurance products india, Mobile Banking India, Rainforest Alliance, Red Crescent Societies, Swiss Grants Finance, Z Zurich Foundation, Zurich Financial Services

microinsurance grants indiaLast date for submitting online proposal is 25th January 2011. The Microinsurance Innovation Facility, launched in 2008 with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has issued a new call for proposals for its innovation grants programme. This new round is focused on ‘scale and efficiency’ and is funded by the Z Zurich Foundation of [...]

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Grameen Foundation gets Rs 1 Crore from American Express

Posted on August 31st, 2010 in american express, Grameen America, Hip Hop Microfinance, India Shares, Microfinance Grants, Microfinance World

grameen american expressFueled by a passionate grassroots social-media campaign, Grameen Foundation today was announced as a winner of $200,000 in funding from the Members Project® by American Express and Take Part. During the 12-week contest, which ended Aug. 22, members of the public voted weekly for their charity of choice. Grameen Foundation led the voting in its “Community [...]

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Get upto US$ 100,000(Rs 50 Lakhs) Grants for developing innovative financial mechanisms

Posted on October 24th, 2009 in Development Grants, Grants for NGO's, India Shares, Innovative Financial Solution, Microfinance Grants, Opportunities, World Bank Grant

All organizations involved in innovative finance focused on development, including financial institutions, private-sector companies, social enterprises, non-governmental and civil society organizations, government agencies, universities and other academic are eligible to apply for this grant.

 

Note : Proposals must be submitted by November 15th 2009.

The International Marketplace on Innovative Financial Solutions for Development (2010 MIF) is being [...]

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