UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND    Microfinance

Issue 9 / February 2005

Issue Table of Contents

Marketplace

Made by Microentrepreneurs

Update

on the International Year of Microcredit 2005

Upcoming Events

Conferences, events and trainings.

Links

New websites and publications.

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please email the Editor, Vanessa Ward.

In Focus: The Indian Ocean Tsunami and the Role of Microfinance

    Featured Guest: Ambassador Rezlan Jenie, Indonesian Ambassador to the United Nations

On Tsunami Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Indonesia

   Reports from the Field

• Sri Lankan MFI Janashakti Rebuilds after the Tsunami
• Rebuilding Lives with More than Microfinance: The SEEDS Experience
• Sri Lanka’s Private Sector Responds to Help Microentrepreneurs Rebuild after the Tsunami
• Social, Political and Environmental Aspects of Microfinance after the Tsunami: The Case of Tamil Nadu, India

    Double Whammy by Tsunami and Conflicts:

How Can Microfinance Help in Sri Lanka?

    CGAP: Sustaining Microfinance in Post-Disaster Asia:

Guidance for MFIs and Donors

    Microinsurance and Disasters:

Steps to Take to Mitigate Risk Next Time

    The Emerging Role of Microfinance in the Post-Disaster Context:

Some Lessons from Bosnia

    Voices of Microfinance: Responses to a question posed to experts and practitioners

“What is the role of microfinance in the post-disaster context?”