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Ninth International Course on Advanced Reflective education and Training on “Community Based Microfinance"

December 1-14, 2011

The microfinance sector has grown by leaps and bounds and has acquired experience through many innovations and experimentations. Two broader approaches have emerged in the microfinance sector to address poverty in India: the enabling approach and the delivery approach. Different stakeholders of the microfinance (MF) sector have developed many hybrid models of MF with sustainability focus. In India, Community Based Development Finance (CBMF) has gained popularity for its relevance to the democratic context. There are MF products and services made available to the poor communities at their doorsteps through context-based people organizations. In India, SHG-Federations, Co-operatives, and other form of community organizations are predominant community models, implementing financial products and services in a large scale. There are proven experiences by many grassroots NGOs, the Government, and other private organizations in implementing CBMF. India, being a country of diverse contexts, provides greater learning experiences to different stakeholders of the MF industry. The services are related to microfinance, micro insurance and micro enterprises being implemented through these community models. There are emerging areas such as Micro Pension and technology for advancing microfinance for poverty reduction.

Tata-Dhan Academy (TDA) is working towards strengthening community-based development initiatives by facilitating knowledge sharing through research, training and consultancy. As a flagship course, the Academy offers a 12-day course on ART on three themes, (i) community-based microfinance, (ii) micro insurance and (iii) micro enterprise, every year during the first fortnight of December, for national and international MF practitioners, academicians, researchers, and funding organizations who facilitate community-based microfinance programme. This year, the Academy is offering its Ninth Programme during December 1-14, 2011. There are lot of opportunities and challenges to be debated and addressed in relation to sustainability of MF initiatives particularly community based initiatives.

Dates

• Theme 1: Community based Microfinance: Dec 1-5, 2011
• Theme 2: Micro Insurance: 6-9, 2011
• Theme 3: Micro enterprise: 10-14, 2011

Place

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (Venue will be intimated later)

Fees

Theme 1: 6 Nights [30th – 05th]: USD ($ 1500).

Theme 2: 5 Nights [05th – 09th]: USD ($ 1250).

Theme 3: 6 Nights [09th – 14th]: USD ($ 1500).

Application Submission Deadlines

• Theme 1: 10 November 2011
• Theme 2: 15 November 2011
• Theme 3: 20 November 2011