The Rural Finance Learning Centre is the information gateway for capacity building tools and distance learning training materials to support microfinance for rural areas. It contains a database of resources organised into topics, online self study lessons and session guides for training programmes. Users of the Learning Centre can suggest new resources, take part in discussions and find out about training opportunities and events related to rural finance; the emphasis is on sharing experiences and providing information about useful innovations. The Learning Centre was launched by FAO, IFAD, GTZ and the World Bank on 18 November 2004 in conjunction with the UN International Year of Microcredit.

"The International Year is a contribution to emphasizing the importance of the mechanisms that help people to store money for when the have got surpluses of it, for example savings, and being able to borrow money when they need it."
--Jennifer Heney, Project Coordinator, The Rural Finance Learning Centre

Ms. Jennifer Heney
The Rural Finance Learning Centre
Agricultural Management, Marketing and Finance Service
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Rome, ITALY
Email: RFLC@fao.org
http://www.ruralfinance.org/id/18561