Entries tagged with Catholic Relief Services

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NOTES FROM THE FIELD: PPI Training of Trainers in Central America  >
sergio.correa
• 02/17/11
• Posted in ASOMI, Catholic Relief Services, El Salvador, Latin America, MISION, poverty, ppi, REDCAMIF
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As the new Latin America and Caribbean PPI specialist for Grameen Foundation, I have just completed-- and helped facilitate-- my first Training of Trainers course in San Salvador, El Salvador. During the last few weeks, Mary Jo Kochendorfer and I have been preparing all the materials for the sessions while I learn as much as possible about the PPI.

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Does slow and steady win the race? A Reflection on PUCA’s First Year >
sbrown
• 12/31/10
• Posted in Africa, APSFD, Catholic Relief Services, Grameen Foundation, Mali, oikocredit, Planet Rating, poverty, ppi, progress out of poverty index, PUCA, Senegal, Terrafina Microfinance, West Africa
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Last August, my colleague Babacar Sambe and I set out in earnest to plan Grameen Foundation’s first deployments of the Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). After analyzing the landscape, considering budget constraints and the location of local GF staff, we decided to begin our first efforts in Mali and Senegal. Rather than go it alone, we reached out to other international NGOs that support poverty-focused microfinance institutions (MFIs). And to round out our collaborative group, we invited other important locally based constituents-- namely a microfinance rating agency and the national associations of both countries. Our group of PPI supporters was formally branded the PPI Users Collaborative in Africa, otherwise known as PUCA (pronounced PUCK –a). PUCA includes Catholic Relief Services, Grameen Foundation, Oikocredit, Terrafina Microfinance, Planet Rating, and the national associations – APSFD Senegal and APSFD Mali.

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