Launch of the South Asia Microfinance Network in Delhi
November was an important month for SAMN as it featured the first gathering of all SAMN partners and witnessed many project related main activities such as the launch of SAMN, the participation of all our partners to an investment fair, cross visits and trainings.
The south Asia Microfinance Network (SAMN) is an initiative by ACTED and its partners ACESS (in India) and RSPN (in Pakistan) to promote economic development in South Asia by establishing a network for coordination and cooperation between European financial sector and the microfinance sector in South Asia, i.e. in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. SAMN is among the first initiatives of this kind, providing a regional platform for Microfinance institutions (MFIs) and European investors to forge business linkages. Read more…
ACTED is implementing a project aimed at restoring and developing the agricultural and fishing sectors in Lahewa district, Nias. Like many livelihoods initiatives, the project will replenish communities’ supply of goods such as seeds, tools, fishing equipment and boats. But what is unique about this project, however, is its use of community-based volunteer trainers to transmit knowledge to programme beneficiaries. This innovate methodology will help to ensure that communities have a sense of ownership of the project and that skills transfer is sustainable.
