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Sa-Dhan Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 2

Community Based Organisations

Major Events of Sa-Dhan: September 2002 to March 2003

Workshop on Networking of SHGs: Concepts, Issues

4th Microfinance Education Programme,

and Practices, March 24-25, 2003, New Delhi. Organiser

Hyderabad, December 2-7, 2002

NIPCCD for Swashakti Project and Sa-Dhan

Capacity Building Sub Group Meeting, Novem-

Sa-Dhan 8th Board Meeting, March 15, 2003, New

ber 22, 2002, New Delhi.

Delhi

Other Representations

Book release-cum-seminar on Urban Poverty Allevia-

National level:

tion in India & Credit, January 15, 2003. Inaugurated

by Vineeta Rai, Banking Secretary.

A workshop on "Scaling up Microfinance

Services": New Approaches, February 21, 2003,

National Workshop on Strengthening Access to Finan-

Mumbai. Organised by ICICI.

cial Services to the Poor: the Role of Community-

based Organisations, December 3, 2002, was held

Workshop on Norms for Credibility Alliance for

at New Delhi

Good Governance in the Voluntary Sector and

Consensus Building, February 11, 2003 New

Sa-Dhan 4th Annual General Body Meeting, September

Delhi, organised by Voluntary Action Network

2, 2002, New Delhi.

India (Vani)

New Initiatives

Workshop on Data Based Issue on Women,

Policy Initiatives

February 7, 2003 New Delhi. Organised by

UNESCO under the initiative of the UN Inter

Meeting with Mr. Vepa Kamesam, Deputy Governor, RBI

Agency Working Group on Gender and Devel-

in relation to the Informal Group on funding Issue set

opment.

up by the RBI.

Book release and meeting on Opportunities and

Meeting with the Banking Secretary (Banking Division),

Challenges of Diaspora for Social Investment

Ministry of Finance.

in India, January 31, 2003 New Delhi. Organised

Series of meetings and representation (at Prime Minister's

by Charities Aid Foundation and USAID.

Office (PMO)

The World Bank Financial Sector Conference on

Meetings with SIDBI and other apex financial institutions

Adapting India's Financial Sector to a Global-

izing World, 31st October- 2nd November , 2002,

Standards Initiatives

Goa.

Joint Dissemination Workshop on Best Practices

National Workshop on Role of Credit Guarantee

in Micro-finance, March 13-14, 2003, MDI,

Funds in improving Access to Small Loan,

Gurgaon organised by Mcril and Sa-Dhan

November 21-22, 2002, Lucknow. Organised by

Standards Sub-Group Meeting, January 11, 2003,

ILO & BIRD.

Hyderabad.

International level

Standards Sub-Group work-in-progress. Devel-

Affinity Groups on Development Finance on The

oped first draft of an operational manual

Changing Scope of Development Finance and

`Microfinance Performance Standards'

Economic Security: Cross Fertilisation of US

Field visits to MFIs and federations for analyzing

and International Work, November 22-25, 2002,

sustainability

New York

Capacity Building Initiatives

Micro-Credit Summit , November 10-13, 2002,

New York

Designing RMEP and North-East NGO Meeting,

February 13-15, 2003 Guwahati

Capital Association 18th Annual Training

Conference, October 30-November 2, 2002,

Design Meeting of Regional Microfinance Edu-

Oakland, California.

cation Programme (RMEP), January 16, 2003

Kolkata

All members and reader are requested to share information on various awards received by Indian organisations.

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