Celebrating Local Efforts towards Ending Poverty Poverty isn’t something that exists only in other countries. It is very much real and tangible within our own communities here in San Diego. Come learn about its reality within SD and the USA, and hear inspiring stories from individuals who have benefited from local organizations that work to [...]
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Local Efforts Toward Ending Poverty
Microfinance Meets the Theatre
Come support a local microfinance lender and see an inspiring play all in one evening! Microloans for Mothers, a San Diego based microfinance institution, is a planning a special theatre night on June 6th. The play, Extraordinary Chambers, by David Wiener tells the inspiring story of an American couple who travel to Cambodia for a business trip [...]
IRC is Hiring: Microenterprise Program Manager
The International Rescue Committee is seeking to hire a Microenterprise Program Manager to work in their office located in San Diego, CA. The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. The IRC Microenterprise Program supports refugees to start and expand their own businesses by [...]
Presentation: Microfinance Transparency
Presentation: Microfinance Transparency (March 13, 2025) Pricing transparency is a key issue in the effective implementation of domestic and international microfinance. Please join us for a lively presentation & discussion with Chuck Waterfield of Microfinance Transparency. Chuck will address topic such as: Why charge interest? What is a fair interest rate? How do loan products offered by different MFIs compare? [...]
Celebrate. Connect. Collaborate.
Celebrating 5 years of furthering the reach and efficacy of microfinance in our region, the San Diego Microfinance Alliance continues to strive for greater innovation and collaboration. Hear from dynamic, internationally-acclaimed presenters as they share innovative ideas that are affecting positive social change today. Chris Crane, of Edify Inc. is a leader in international microfinance and [...]
Microfinance Job Opportunity: Edify
Edify is a non-profit organization that provides small business loans and training to affordable, sustainable Christ-centered schools in the developing world so that children can receive an education that enables them to break the cycle of chronic poverty. Edify is currently looking to hire an Executive Assistant to the CEO and [...]
Accion San Diego is a non-profit organization striving to bring economic opportunity and access to financing to small business owners in San Diego County. Their mission is to create economic opportunity for primarily low-to-moderate income business owners who lack access to traditional sources of credit. Through business loans and support services, Accion San Diego strengthens [...]
Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus The Foundation for Women, the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice and the San Diego Microfinance Alliance cordially invite you to a screening of “Bonsai People: The Vision of Muhammad Yunus,” followed by a dialogue with documentary filmmaker Holly Mosher to follow. When: Wednesday, June 20, 7:00 [...]
Training Opportunity: Ending Poverty by Developing People
The debate over which types of development work yield the most sustainable results is over; those closely examining the issues see that poverty alleviation programs aimed towards education, training, and community organizing result in greater long-term empowerment than those programs geared towards developing and distributing items such as mosquito nets or water filters. This conclusion [...]
We would like to thank the attendees, presenters, and other supporters who made the 2012 San Diego Microfinance Summit possible! We appreciate the numerous partnerships that have been built among microfinance institutions, donors, educators, students, local lenders, and interested community members to promote awareness and raise the profile of this important industry and look forward [...]
