MSCU and MEDA partner through MEDA TrustThis new partnership was announced in early November at the 2007 "Business As a Calling" Annual Convention
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MEDA convention theme to “Trust in a World of Change”
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MEDA President, Allan Sauder, responds to a Kitchener-Waterloo Record article about the effectiveness of Canadian aid in Afghanistan.
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MICROFINANCE NEWS
White Paper - Next generation access to finance
This article, published in the Enterprise Development and Microfinance journal, summarizes a 2007 industry conference on "
Next generation access to finance: Gaining scale and reducing costs with technology and credit scoring".
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A foothold in Angola - with MEDA's help
MEDA, in partnership with Development Workshop, is helping Angola's first microfinance institution to become independent and self-sufficient by 2008.
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PRODUCTION & MARKETING LINKAGES NEWS
Use of SMS Technology in Irrigation Voucher Program Zambian farmers receive their irrigation vouchers via SMS.
MEDA partners with IDE in Gates water project
A huge water project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Dutch government is getting consulting help from MEDA
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First lady praises MEDA anti-malaria program
First lady Laura Bush praised MEDA's anti-malaria program during a conference at the White House Feb. 15.
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Helping women find their market voice
A new MEDA program aims to empower women farmers in Afghanistan
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Health minister visits mosquito net program
Canada's Minister of Health, the Honorable Tony Clement, visited MEDA's Tanzania office in January to get a firsthand look at MEDA's mosquito net program.
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MEDA awarded Toyota Environmental Award
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What it takes to compete: Tajik processors visit the west
After a two-week tour of Ontario, food processors from Tajikistan are spreading the word back home about how the fruit and vegetable sector can compete in global markets.
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COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Travel Beautiful Appalachia Inc Opens Restored Ashland Company Store
Approximately 150 civic leaders, supporters and community leaders gathered to celebrate the renovation and reopening of Travel Beautiful Appalachia Inc.
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A+ Heating; The Importance of Being Honest (and Clean)
When he signed up for a business training course, Craig Rodgers couldn’t have guessed that it would lead to a steady flow of customers.
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From near poverty to business owner
Fairfield woman gets help from South Central Action Programs to open tea room
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Waterloo program holds graduation
The Waterloo Region Assets Project (WRAP) held its first graduation Dec. 11.
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Child care providers get post-Katrina help
A New Orleans agency is working with MEDA to train people who want to start a child care business.
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Goshen College teams up with Elkhart ASSETS
A new partnership has been forged between the Goshen College business department and the three-year-old Elkhart County ASSETS program.
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INVESTMENT FUND DEVELOPMENT NEWS
MicroVest Closes US$39 Million CLO
MicroVest Capital Management and Lehman Brothers are pleased to announce the successful closing of MicroAccess Trust 2007 (the "Trust"), constituting the first Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) for MicroVest.
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A Fresh Way to Make a Difference With Investments
MMA and Mennonite Economic Development Associates launched OneWorld, new community development investment notes.
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SRI on Steroids: What is Socially Pro-Active Investing?
Before walking through the makeshift gate into the yard of Juanita's ramshackle house, no one would have guessed that she was the proprietor of a thriving bakery business.
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