International Year of Microcredit 2005
 

CGAP
CGAP's vision is for poor people everywhere to have permanent access to a wide range of financial services. The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) is a consortium of 28 bilateral, multilateral and private donor institutions working together to build financial systems that serve the poor in developing countries. CGAP functions as a resource center to the industry by facilitating the development of standards, developing operational tools, providing technical and advisory services, delivering training and disseminating information on best practices and lessons learned in microfinance.

Elizabeth Littlefield
"The Year of Microcredit will introduce microfinance to audiences that may not be familiar with financial services for the poor, and raise the public's level of consciousness about microfinance — not as a niche development sector but as an integral part of national and international financial systems."

-- Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO, CGAP

CGAP
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433
http://cgap.org/YoM/index.asp

 
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