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Afternoon Session Photos Just Posted

posted: 2010-05-20 @ 5:07 pm EDT

Check out photos from Microfinance USA 2010’s afternoon breakout sessions:

  • A Living History: U.S. Microfinance Past, Present, and Future
  • Scaling Global Microfinance: A Funder Perspective
  • Outsourcing: Improving Underwriting and Portfolio Management
  • Where Does All that Capital Come From Anyway?
  • Growing Microlending in a Challeging Economy
  • Leveraging Partnerships to Reach Millions

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Opening Session Highlights

posted: 2010-05-20 @ 12:31 pm EDT

Maria Shriver and Premal Shah discuss U.S. microfinance awareness at today's opening plenary

Microfinance USA got off to an inspiring start at the opening plenary with Maria Shriver, First Lady of California and Premal Shah, president of Kiva, followed by a keynote from Martin Eakes, founder and CEO of Self Help. With over 400 conference participants listening closely, the opening session featured the following highlights:


  • Testimonials from Opportunity Fund microloan recipients, who detailed their difficulty in obtaining bank loans. One business owner described microfinance as “portion control,” referring to her loan consultant’s work with her to find an appropriate loan size
  • Maria Shriver’s focus on expanding microfinance to “all 50 states” and her advice for doing so through marketing and awareness
  • Inspiring personal testimonial from Martin Eakes, who detailed the stories of Self Help clients who improves their lives thanks to access to financial services.

Photos from the opening session are now available – view them here.

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