2004 State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign ReportAs of December 31, 2003, 2,931 microcredit institutions have reported reaching 80,868,343 clients, 54,785,433 of whom were among the poorest when they took their first loan. Of these poorest clients, 82.5 percent, or 45.2 million, are women. Seven hundred seventy-nine of these institutions ( Read more... )

MWU!: What the advocates of Kashmir’s independence or accession to Pakistan generally overlook is the impact this might have on Hindu-Muslim relations in the rest of India. What do you have to say about this?X: Yes, you are very right. There may be 10 million Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir, but Muslims in the rest of India number, say, 14 times that ( Read more... )

Tomorrow (Nov 18, 2004) marks the launch of the UN International Year of Microcredit!

"Microfinance is much more than simply an income generation tool. By directly empowering poor people, particularly women, it has become one of the key driving mechanisms towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals, specifically the overarching target of ( Read more... )

Sunday, November 7th, 2004 ( Read more... )

hilarious: http://www.methodshop.com/tech/articles/conan/

A Graphic Film of Protest, and Cries of Blasphemy ( Read more... )

Debate Stirs Over Tiny Loans for World's Poorest ( Read more... )

This anthology seeks to redefine the stereotypical definitions of "Muslim ( Read more... )

Put Your Money Where Their Mouths Are ( Read more... )

Simputer for poor goes on sale ( Read more... )