National Summit of SHG Federation on Microfinance and MDGs
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Background
Microfinance is globally recognised as an effective instrument to
address poverty and women empowerment. Microfinance is not a mere
financial instrument but a powerful tool for development to address
multiple dimensions of poverty by addressing the issue of health,
education, gender and environment. The experience across India and
other countries has shown a robust potential of Microfinance to
integrate with the development issues thereby significantly impacting
the lives of poor.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are globally-adopted targets
for reducing extreme poverty by 2015. They address income poverty,
hunger, and disease; lack of education, infrastructure and shelter;
and gender exclusion and environmental degradation.
The unique framework in which microfinance drives specific development
outcomes creates a remarkable opportunity for the achievement of the
MDGs. There exists always a natural interconnection between
Microfinance and the MDGs as Microfinance fosters the achievement of
many MDGs and plays a key role in many strategies.
National Summit of SHG Federations on Microfinance and MDGs
In this backdrop, Indian Network of Federations of Microfinance Self
Help Groups (INFOS), a national network of Microfinance SHG
Federations and International Network of Alternative Financial
Institutions (INAFI-India), an International network of Microfinance
practitioner NGOs takes the initiative to bring together the women
leaders of various SHGs and Federations from across the country and
other development stakeholders in “National Summit of SHG Federations”
scheduled during September 16-18, 2009. The National Summit of SHG is
designed with the focus on Microfinance and Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) in view of its paramount importance in the priorities of
the Development sector.
Organising conventions/summit has proved to be an effective platform
for sharing learnings and dissemination of knowledge and good
practices. Taking this initiative ahead and recognising the role of
Microfinance towards achieving MDGs and thereby contributing to
poverty eradication, INFOS in association with INAFI-India organises
the National Summit of SHG Federations on Microfinance and MDGs as a
part of Madurai Symposium 2009, a signature event of development
organised biannually which started from the year 2003 marking its
previous edition in 2007.
Objectives
1. To sensitise, provide orientation and make participants aware of
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
2. To facilitate sharing of experience and contributions of the Self
Help Group Federations and promoting NGOs in achieving MDGs through
Microfinance interventions that would facilitate cross-learning
amongst the participants
3. To take stock of the experience of the SHGs, Federations & NGOs in
achieving MDGs through microfinance interventions and to disseminate
the best practices for wider sharing
4. To come out with the deliberation and to evolve plans and
strategies to enhance the effectiveness of Microfinance programme in
achieving MDGs
Themes covered
Microfinance and poverty reduction
Microfinance and health
Microfinance and education
Microfinance and gender development
Microfinance and environment
Participants
Women leaders of SHG Federations promoted by various NGOs and other
institutions from across the country will be participating in the
summit. Around 120 SHG Federations are expected to participate in the
summit. The summit also invites Government institutions and promoting
NGOs involved in Microfinance and SHGs and other development
stakeholders such as Banks, donor institutions, academic and research
institutions and policy makers.
The summit provides space and opportunity for all the stakeholders of
the Microfinance sector in the country to come together in a single
platform to share, learn, discuss and deliberate on future plans of
actions for each of the stream with the view of achieving MDGs through
Microfinance.
Summit design and structure
The National Summit of SHG Federations is a three day programme.
Day-1 (September 16) - Orienting and sensitising MDGs among the
participants
The focus would be to introduce MDGs-its need, goals, targets and
indicators of MDGs and its importance and relevance for poverty
reduction in a much simpler way for easy and better understanding for
the participants through use of posters, leaflets, skit play, etc.
Day-2 (September 17) - Sharing of reflections and experiences
Linguistic sub groups will be formed on the second day to facilitate
sharing of reflections and experiences by NGOs and SHG Federations on
their Microfinance initiatives for addressing various development
issues with the view of achieving towards MDGs. The day would also
focus on evolving plans and strategies to be adopted by SHGs/
Federations and also the other stakeholders to enhance the
effectiveness of Microfinance programme in achieving MDGs in the
coming years
Day-3 (September 18) - Plenary Consolidation & sharing of
deliberation
Plenary session for consolidation and sharing of deliberation and plan
of action for achieving MDGs through Microfinance programmes.
Expected outcomes
The National Summit will have the following outcomes expected
• Awareness creation and perspective building on Millennium
Development Goals- need for MDGs, goals, targets and indicators and
its importance amongst the participants
• Knowledge and experience gaining amongst the participants on various
microfinance programmes implemented by the SHGs and Federations all
over India with regard to achieving MDGs
• Good and innovative practices of the SHGs and its federations in
achieving MDGs for wider dissemination across the country
• Deliberations or the declarations by the SHG Federations and other
stakeholders including the plan of action for the coming years to
achieve MDGs
Registration
Registration fee:
For INFOS members : Rs. 350 per federation (3 leaders + 1 staff)
For other SHG Federations : Rs. 500 per federation (3 leaders + 1
staff)
For NGOs/other stakeholders : Rs. 750 per person
Participants shall send their registration fee by Demand Draft (DD)
favoring “INFOS” payable at Madurai for registration to the summit.
Last date for registration is August 20, 2009.
Registration fee covers
• Admission to the summit
• Summit Kit
• Accommodation and food during the summit days
• Good practices in Microfinance and SHG Federations- Best of INFOS
Newsletters
• Microfinance and MDGs- booklet
• Posters on Microfinance and MDGs (at discount price)
Summit Details
No.of days : 3 days
Date : September 16-18, 2009
Venue : Thamukkam Ground, Madurai, TamilNadu, India
Summit coordinator : T.Narendran, Executive, INFOS; Mobile:
+91-9894835600
Download Summit brochure - http://www.infosindia.in/resources/national_summit_mdu_sym_brochure.pdf
for further information
INFOS
National Secretariat
22, Pillaiyar Koil Street
S.S. Colony
Madurai - 625 016. Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Tel: +91-452-2300032
Fax: +91-452-2602247
Email: infos...@gmail.com
Website: www.infosindia.in
Microfinance is globally recognised as an effective instrument to
address poverty and women empowerment. Microfinance is not a mere
financial instrument but a powerful tool for development to address
multiple dimensions of poverty by addressing the issue of health,
education, gender and environment. The experience across India and
other countries has shown a robust potential of Microfinance to
integrate with the development issues thereby significantly impacting
the lives of poor.
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are globally-adopted targets
for reducing extreme poverty by 2015. They address income poverty,
hunger, and disease; lack of education, infrastructure and shelter;
and gender exclusion and environmental degradation.
The unique framework in which microfinance drives specific development
outcomes creates a remarkable opportunity for the achievement of the
MDGs. There exists always a natural interconnection between
Microfinance and the MDGs as Microfinance fosters the achievement of
many MDGs and plays a key role in many strategies.
National Summit of SHG Federations on Microfinance and MDGs
In this backdrop, Indian Network of Federations of Microfinance Self
Help Groups (INFOS), a national network of Microfinance SHG
Federations and International Network of Alternative Financial
Institutions (INAFI-India), an International network of Microfinance
practitioner NGOs takes the initiative to bring together the women
leaders of various SHGs and Federations from across the country and
other development stakeholders in “National Summit of SHG Federations”
scheduled during September 16-18, 2009. The National Summit of SHG is
designed with the focus on Microfinance and Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) in view of its paramount importance in the priorities of
the Development sector.
Organising conventions/summit has proved to be an effective platform
for sharing learnings and dissemination of knowledge and good
practices. Taking this initiative ahead and recognising the role of
Microfinance towards achieving MDGs and thereby contributing to
poverty eradication, INFOS in association with INAFI-India organises
the National Summit of SHG Federations on Microfinance and MDGs as a
part of Madurai Symposium 2009, a signature event of development
organised biannually which started from the year 2003 marking its
previous edition in 2007.
Objectives
1. To sensitise, provide orientation and make participants aware of
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
2. To facilitate sharing of experience and contributions of the Self
Help Group Federations and promoting NGOs in achieving MDGs through
Microfinance interventions that would facilitate cross-learning
amongst the participants
3. To take stock of the experience of the SHGs, Federations & NGOs in
achieving MDGs through microfinance interventions and to disseminate
the best practices for wider sharing
4. To come out with the deliberation and to evolve plans and
strategies to enhance the effectiveness of Microfinance programme in
achieving MDGs
Themes covered
Microfinance and poverty reduction
Microfinance and health
Microfinance and education
Microfinance and gender development
Microfinance and environment
Participants
Women leaders of SHG Federations promoted by various NGOs and other
institutions from across the country will be participating in the
summit. Around 120 SHG Federations are expected to participate in the
summit. The summit also invites Government institutions and promoting
NGOs involved in Microfinance and SHGs and other development
stakeholders such as Banks, donor institutions, academic and research
institutions and policy makers.
The summit provides space and opportunity for all the stakeholders of
the Microfinance sector in the country to come together in a single
platform to share, learn, discuss and deliberate on future plans of
actions for each of the stream with the view of achieving MDGs through
Microfinance.
Summit design and structure
The National Summit of SHG Federations is a three day programme.
Day-1 (September 16) - Orienting and sensitising MDGs among the
participants
The focus would be to introduce MDGs-its need, goals, targets and
indicators of MDGs and its importance and relevance for poverty
reduction in a much simpler way for easy and better understanding for
the participants through use of posters, leaflets, skit play, etc.
Day-2 (September 17) - Sharing of reflections and experiences
Linguistic sub groups will be formed on the second day to facilitate
sharing of reflections and experiences by NGOs and SHG Federations on
their Microfinance initiatives for addressing various development
issues with the view of achieving towards MDGs. The day would also
focus on evolving plans and strategies to be adopted by SHGs/
Federations and also the other stakeholders to enhance the
effectiveness of Microfinance programme in achieving MDGs in the
coming years
Day-3 (September 18) - Plenary Consolidation & sharing of
deliberation
Plenary session for consolidation and sharing of deliberation and plan
of action for achieving MDGs through Microfinance programmes.
Expected outcomes
The National Summit will have the following outcomes expected
• Awareness creation and perspective building on Millennium
Development Goals- need for MDGs, goals, targets and indicators and
its importance amongst the participants
• Knowledge and experience gaining amongst the participants on various
microfinance programmes implemented by the SHGs and Federations all
over India with regard to achieving MDGs
• Good and innovative practices of the SHGs and its federations in
achieving MDGs for wider dissemination across the country
• Deliberations or the declarations by the SHG Federations and other
stakeholders including the plan of action for the coming years to
achieve MDGs
Registration
Registration fee:
For INFOS members : Rs. 350 per federation (3 leaders + 1 staff)
For other SHG Federations : Rs. 500 per federation (3 leaders + 1
staff)
For NGOs/other stakeholders : Rs. 750 per person
Participants shall send their registration fee by Demand Draft (DD)
favoring “INFOS” payable at Madurai for registration to the summit.
Last date for registration is August 20, 2009.
Registration fee covers
• Admission to the summit
• Summit Kit
• Accommodation and food during the summit days
• Good practices in Microfinance and SHG Federations- Best of INFOS
Newsletters
• Microfinance and MDGs- booklet
• Posters on Microfinance and MDGs (at discount price)
Summit Details
No.of days : 3 days
Date : September 16-18, 2009
Venue : Thamukkam Ground, Madurai, TamilNadu, India
Summit coordinator : T.Narendran, Executive, INFOS; Mobile:
+91-9894835600
Download Summit brochure - http://www.infosindia.in/resources/national_summit_mdu_sym_brochure.pdf
for further information
INFOS
National Secretariat
22, Pillaiyar Koil Street
S.S. Colony
Madurai - 625 016. Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Tel: +91-452-2300032
Fax: +91-452-2602247
Email: infos...@gmail.com
Website: www.infosindia.in
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