The 2008 Schedule of Regional Learning Workshops:

• A Training-of-Trainers workshop about Strategic Human Resources Management in MFIs, in Manila, Philippines, November 3 - 8, 2008
  
  
• A Training-of-Trainers about Financial Risk Management in collaboration with Women's World Banking, December 2 - 5, 2008 in Pretoria, South Africa
  
  
• A series of 90-minute Conference Calls using Skype.  The first was held on July 15, 2008, the next is scheduled for August 21.  See the News Section for a summary of the first meeting about "Training Program Management - Scheduling, Managing and Marketing Courses".
  
  Skype conference calls are a new tool for network collaboration.  Download this file for guidance on how to use Skype.
  
  
• A TOT about the ADDIE process, tentatively planned for October 6 - 8, 2008, in Nairobi, Kenya

See the News section of this website for updates.

Participation is still open in each.  If interested, please email your name, organization, and email contact address, and skype address to NGoronja@theMfmi.org.

The MFMI invites any interested training or academic organization to attend the regional MFMI Learning Workshops.  The MFMI regrettably has funds to provide financial support to only a select group of organizations.  These organizations must pass strict selection criteria, an application process and be notified by the MFMI of their support.

Training and academic organizations must meet, at a minimum, the following criteria to apply to the MFMI Network:

Training Organizations:

• Legal firm, microfinance network or association supporting the microfinance sector with training activities
  
  
• Has provided technical assistance or training assignments for the microfinance sector within the past 2 years
  
  
• Can present a brief strategy and activity plan for future programming of support to the microfinance sector
  
  
• Has an institutional capacity building plan

Academic Institutions:

• Currently offer academic programming for microfinance management and financial inclusion that may range from research, to course electives, curriculum development, faculty development programs, executive education, workshops or conferences
  
  
• Have a minimum of 2 full-time faculty working on microfinance in academia