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What is the Cutting Edge for Microfinance in Remote, Hard to Reach Areas?
This case study describes Fonkoze’s experience with its branch in Marigot, Haiti, discussing its efforts to improve financial service delivery to the poor, establish center attendance, repayment and proper investment of loans and efforts to shift center leadership from MFI staff to local credit center members. The paper highlights Fonkoze’s belief in opening branches in underserved areas and spreading their reach through traditional solidarity group credit centers.
Read the latest Nouvel Fonkoze
Our Winter 2012 newsletter is out. Learn about about our innovative education program, meet the Haitian entrepreneurs who run a solar street lamp company with a Fonkoze loan, and meet a client who used our new natural disaster insurance to bounce back from a damaged business. Read it here.
Fonkoze leadership holds live webinar for earthquake anniversary
Fonkoze marked the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 12, 2010 earthquake with our first-ever live webinar with supporters. More than 100 people participated in a discussion with Fonkoze’s top leadership, Fonkoze Financial Services CEO Anne Hastings and Fonkoze Director Carine Roenen, who reflected on Haiti’s progress since the earthquake and answered participants’ questions. If you missed the webinar, check out the recording on our web site and share it with friends and family. Watching our webinar is just one of many ways you can continue to support Haiti two years after the earthquake.
Prof. Muhammad Yunus visits Fonkoze
Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus made his first trip to Haiti last week. On Saturday, he visited a Ti Kredi center meeting and led a discussion with clients about microcredit. For more on his visit, visit our official blog.
Important Notice - Fraudulent Checks
Fonkoze USA is aware of a potential scam in which fraudulent checks are being mailed to individuals stating that they have won a sweepstakes or for some other purpose. Please note that Fonkoze USA is NOT conducting a sweepstakes or any other activity where checks signed by the Executive Director are sent to individuals in the US or Canada. Do NOT give personal bank account details or any other type of personal information to anyone sending such a letter. Fonkoze USA would never ask for such information.
If you receive a check from Fonkoze USA in the mail, please call our office in Washington DC at (202) 628-9033.
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