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The role of inclusive finance
September 24, 2013 7:29
Oikocredit currently has 589 investments in microfinance organizations, totalling 80% of its current portfolio. Why is microfinance so important and how does it work? We recently spoke with Anton Simanowitz, a widely published UK academic and specialist working with Oikocredit, about the role of financial services in disadvantaged people’s lives. Firstly, what is microfinance? “Fundamentally,... ...Presenting WFTO to Japanese University Students
September 24, 2013 5:57Last September 3 and 4, WFTO regional office in the Philippines welcomed two groups of University Students from Japan. The first group, led by Professor Mitsuko Horiuchi – Chairperson of Child labor Network of Japan – was a group of about 15 students from the Graduate School of Foreign Studies of Bunkyo Gakuin University Tokyo).... ...
UNRISD’s Website Has a New Look!
September 23, 2013 21:00To mark UNRISD’s 50th anniversary, we have refreshed our website, with our new logo and a clean, more modern look.
Social and Solidarity Economy Gaining Visibility at the UN
September 23, 2013 17:49This week, the United Nations Research Institute on Social Development (UNRISD) reported that the Social and Solidarity Economy is gaining visibility in national policy circles as well as within the United Nations system. Several new initiatives and publications bear witness to this: Theme: International
City-Owned Power Coop Going Solar
September 23, 2013 15:50City Utilities, a Municipal Power Coop in Springfield, Near Deal for Biggest ‘Solar Farm’ in Missouri The Bladenboro Solar Farm is a 6.5 megawatt system, a little larger than the one planned for Springfield, which was also built by Strata Solar. By Stephen Herzog SolidarityEconomy.net via News-Leader.com With the cost of producing solar energy dropping... ...
Surplus of Surplus: From Accounting Convention to Ethical Coordinates
September 23, 2013 13:18Authors: Ethan Miller This paper explores what we might call “diverse economies of surplus,” attempting to further develop Gibson-Graham’s notion of surplus as an “ethical coordinate” and examining a number of key ethical and political questions raised when surplus is pushed beyond its conventional Marxian formulation. Miller, Ethan. 2013. “Surplus of Surplus: From Accounting Convention... ...
Solidarity Economy at the UN General Assembly Special Event, September 22nd 2013
September 23, 2013 10:53See the presentation of Daniel Tygel, from the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS), on the potential of SSE.
RIPESS intervention in the UN: Dialogue about the post-2015 Development Agenda
September 23, 2013 9:58
On September 22, the United Nations Non Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) organized a dialogue with Civil Society Networks and Social Movements, with an evaluation about the actual High Reports on the post-2015 Millenium Development Goals. The document and outcome of this UN Session will be officially delivered to all UN Member States in the Special... ...Regional Recommendations and Convergences on Post-2015: A Dialogue between Civil Society, Governments and UN Representatives
September 23, 2013 9:58On September 22, the United Nations Non Governmental Liaison Service (UN-NGLS) organized a dialogue with Civil Society Networks and Social Movements, with an evaluation about the actual High Reports on the post-2015 Millenium Development Goals. The document and outcome of this UN Session will be officially delivered to all UN Member States in the Special... ...
INAISE AGM & Conference
September 23, 2013 7:45INAISE AGM and Conference will be held from 7 to 9 May 2014 in Bochum, Germnay. Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2014 – 09:00 to Friday, May 9, 2014 – 19:00
High Touch Leapfrogging High Tech?
September 22, 2013 15:03Unpaid Care Work, Women’s Rights and Poverty: Human Rights Council Side Event Features Two UNRISD Panellists
September 19, 2013 21:00UNRISD Director Sarah Cook and Visiting Research Fellow Magdalena Sepúlveda spoke at a side event of the 24th session of the Human Rights Council. Panellists discussed why unpaid care work is both a critical development issue and a major human rights issue, and proposed strategies for the better recognition, reduction and redistribution of unpaid care... ...
ISB Summer School 2013 Presentations
September 19, 2013 12:17ISB Summer School 2013 Presentations http://www.social-banking.org/summer-school/summer-school-2013/downloads/ Language English Tags: INAISE ISB Institute for Social Banking Social Finance Social Banking ISB Summer School 2013
Press release from Charity Bank – Research show two-thirds of charities unsuccessful in accessing high street bank loans
September 19, 2013 12:11While charities increasingly need to borrow money in pursuit of their mission, they are often unsuccessful in obtaining affordable finance from high street banks, according to a new survey from Charity Bank. The survey of 258 UK charity workers was conducted by Charity Technology Trust (CTT) on behalf of Charity Bank, which lends solely to... ...
Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy (Results)
September 19, 2013 9:36
Source: http://www.unrisd.org/unrisd/website/document.nsf/%28httpPublications%29/5936F8772AFB3780C1257BBE0056F0F9?OpenDocument Multiple global crises and heightened concerns about the social and environmental consequences of market- and corporate-led development have reignited interest in “alternative” production, finance and consumption. Increasing attention is focusing on social and solidarity economy (SSE), a term that is gaining traction in many regions and forums around the world. On 6–8... ...