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Oikocredit USA Fall Workshop in Chicago

Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CT)

Chicago, IL

Oikocredit USA Fall Workshop in Chicago

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This fall Oikocredit USA will be hosting a series

of microfinance workshops

Join Oikocredit USA at Grace Place on Saturday, November 6th for an educational workshop from 1-4 pm. This is a great opportunity to learn about how Oikocredit and its volunteers, through the use of microfinance, are helping communities throughout the world because we know that the world's poor don't lack ability - they lack opportunity!  The event will feature presentations by Executive Director, Terry Provance,Founder and President of Marketplace: Handwork of India, Puspika Freitas, and Jim Vondracek, Director of Chicago Religious Leadership Netowork on Latin America.

Workshop Schedule:

 

12:45-1:10:

Sign In, Networking

 

1:10-1:15 pm:

Introduction,Welcome -Dana Emanual, Oikocredit Outreach Coordinator

 

1:15-2 pm:

Microfinance, and Oikocredit: An Overview

Presentation by Oikocredit Executive Director Rev. Terry Provance, followed by a

Q and A

 

2-2:10 pm:

Short break. Enjoy Fair Trade Coffee, tea, and Divine Chocolate Samples

 

2:10-3pm:

Stories from the Field: Impact of Microfinance

Presentation by Founder and President of MarketPlace:Handwork of India,Pushpika Freitas. Marketplace is a fair trade company that has also had a microloan program integrated into their business model for 25 years.

Q and A

 

3-3:45 pm:

Making a difference in Chicago: Getting Involved with Social and Economic Justice in Chicago. A panel discussion hosted by Jim Vondracek, Director of Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America

Q and A

 

3:45-4:15:

Offical Wrap up, and Networking

 

 

 

Other workshops will be held across the country on the following dates

October 2             San Francisco

October 9             Pittsburgh, PA

October 28           Seattle

October 30           Washington, DC

November 13        Boston

Times and Locations TBA

Please check back in the coming months for more details!

If you have any questions or comments or would like to know how you can get involved in this event please email our Outreach Coordinator Dana Emanuel at demanuel@oikocredit.org

To read more information about Oikocredit USA please visit our website at http://oikocreditusa.org

When & Where



Grace Place
637 South Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60605

Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CT)


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Oikocredit USA



Oikocredit is one of the world’s largest sources of private funding to the microfinance sector. We provide credit to trade cooperatives, fair trade organizations and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world. We also lend working capital to microfinance institutions (MFIs) and co-ops in over 70 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America. In turn, they dispense life-changing loans to the poor and disadvantaged, with a special emphasis on rural areas and women.

Oikocredit is a pioneer in microfinance - for 35 years we have built a social vision that connects lenders to borrowers to create lasting change.  

www.oikocreditusa.org