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WEAVE: Promoting Fair Trade activities in Refugee Camps
December 6, 2013 5:15
7:45am, it is time to meet Mitos Urgel, the executive director of WEAVE: we have a busy day ahead of us. With her traditional hat and embroidered shoes, we can’t be wrong! Soon we meet the staff that will accompany us during our visit: Tonette Guillermo, the managing director, Cynthia Law and Kawkaw, assistant director... ...Fair Trade & the Tribes of Northern Thailand
December 5, 2013 23:21
In Thailand, Fair Trade is closely interrelated with the traditions and handicrafts of the Northern Tribes. For more information, check the work done by these organizations: ThaiCraft Fair Trade (http://www.thaicraft.org/) Thai Tribal Crafts Fair Trade (http://www.ttcrafts.co.th/) WEAVE – Women’s Education for Education and Empowerment (http://www.weave-women.org/)GLS Bank employees on tour: Visiting projects – This time: Kenya
December 5, 2013 13:06
Language English Every now and then members of staff of the GLS Bank visit projects the bank or the foundation financed. But this journey was somewhat out of the common: Ten GLS Bank employees had to fly 18 hours until they reached their destination: Kenya. The 11 day trip was greatly supported by Andreas Neukirch,... ...GLS Bank: Bank of the Year 2013
December 5, 2013 13:03The GLS Bank was honored this fall with the award “Bank of the Year” – for the fourth time in a row. The prize was awarded by its customers following an online-survey conducted by the German tv-news station, n-tv. More than 18.000 bank clients participated and evaluated close to 30 banks. The participants voted on... ...
World of Associations News 3 December 2013: UIA Round Table in Europe 2013
December 5, 2013 8:07World of Associations News 3 December 2013: UIA Round Table in Europe 2013 Language Undefined Tags: INAISE NEWS Associations Europe UIA Union of International Associations
ADFIAP Board meets in Manila
December 5, 2013 3:31
The ADFIAP Board of Directors held its 78th meeting on December 3-4, 2013 in Manila, Philippines. The 2-day event afforded the15 Board members and their proxies to visit/meet with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) which provided the meeting venue; the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which briefed the Board on the Bank’s current thrusts... ...Fonseka, new Honorary Member
December 5, 2013 3:30
The ADFIAP Board, in its 78th Meeting on December 3, 2013 in Manila, Philippines, has granted the Honorary Membership to Mr. Nihal Fonseka who retired recently as General Manager & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the DFCC Bank, Sri Lanka. Mr. Fonseka has served ADFIAP for eleven (11) years as Board of Director representing the... ...ADFIAP Board approves Board seat for Russia’s Vnesheconombank
December 5, 2013 3:28
The ADFIAP Board, in its meeting on December 3, 2013 in Manila, Philippines, has approved the endorsement to the General Assembly of a Board seat for the Vnesheconombank (VEB) representing Russia. Under the ADFIAP Constitution, the ADFIAP Board of Directors is to be composed of not more than (30) members from voting members of good... ...ADFIAP Board elects DBT’s Pehlivan and BDBL’s Tshering as Vice Chairs
December 5, 2013 3:28
The ADFIAP Board, in its 78th Meeting in Manila, Philippines on December 3, 2013, has elected two Vice Chairmen – Mr. Metin Pehlivan, General Manager of the Development Bank of Turkey and Mr. Pema Tshering, Managing Director of the Bhutan Development Bank Limited. Under the ADFIAP constitution, the Board’s officers are composed of a Chair,... ...ADFIAP participates in ADB development bank roundtable on project preparation
December 5, 2013 3:28
On invitation by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General, Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, participated in the inaugural development bank roundtable on project preparation held at the ADB Headquarters in Manila on December 3-4, 2013 attended by 22 representatives from the ADB, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American... ...CED Holiday Guide 2013: Happy Holidays from CCEDNet!
December 4, 2013 10:59Happy Holidays from CCEDNet!CED Holiday Guide 2013
News of the Institute for Social Banking
December 4, 2013 10:44The Institute for Social Banking provides education and research in the field of Socially Responsible Banking and Finance since 2006. News Strengthened management team at Institute for Social Banking The Institute for Social Banking has appointed Malcolm Hayday and Claudia Langen to its senior management team alongside founder, Julian Kuehn. Malcolm Hayday took up... ...
The time for Africa
December 4, 2013 10:10
In recent years, Oikocredit has focussed on Africa, agriculture and inclusive finance as its strategic investment areas. Oikocredit currently has € 72.5 million invested in Africa across a range of sectors, with the plan for further expansion. So, why Africa and why now? We recently spoke with Oikocredit regional director for East Africa, Judy Ngarachu,... ...Boletín de Noticias del ForoLACFR – 2013 N° 17
December 4, 2013 6:24Boletín de Noticias del ForoLACFR – 2013 N° 17 http://forolacfr.org/boletines/2013_n_17 Language Undefined Tags: INAISE NEWS member FOROLACFR Latin America
ADFIAP joins partners for EU SMART Myanmar steering committee meeting, work planning
December 3, 2013 11:24
ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, joined its partners for the first steering committee meeting and work planning for the SMART Myanmar project in Yangon on November 27-28, 2013. ADFIAP is part of a consortium of implementing partner-institutions of the project called, “SMEs for Environmental Accountability, Responsibility and Transparency Myanmar” or... ...