Catholic Relief Services invites you to a distinctive event that will bring together practitioners, donors, policy makers, and other industry stakeholders in agriculture and related fields. This unique forum is an opportunity to discuss promising and proven practices for reducing poverty at scale, in collaboration with local, national and international partners. Discussions will focus on linking agriculture with other sectors such as microfinance, water and sanitation, and nutrition.
Key issues include:
- Market approaches to agricultural recovery from disaster: diverse uses of vouchers
- Agriculture and nutrition to improve the health status of vulnerable households
- Multiple uses of water for agricultural sustainability
- The role of finance in agroenterprise.
For more information, e-mail crsagriculture@crs.org or visit the link below.
Making Cents International is pleased to announce the 2009 Global Youth Enterprise Conference will take place in Washington, DC from September 29-30, 2009 at the George Washington University's Cafritz Conference Center. This participatory and demand-driven learning event will convene 350 leading stakeholders in the fields of youth enterprise, employment, and livelihoods development; microfinance; education; and health. Members of all sectors will share their promising practices, unique approaches, and groundbreaking ideas that help youth develop the necessary skills and opportunities to start their own businesses or seek quality employment.
A whole half-day will focus on the new and growing field of Youth-Inclusive Financial Services. Don't miss this unique opportunity to gain technical capacity, explore new partnerships, and share information with leading stakeholders from around the world. To view the conference program, see a list of sponsors, and register, please visit the conference website or contact Whitney Harrelson (whitney@makingcents.com; +1 202-783-4090).
Conference blogging: Keep updated on the conference through on-the-spot blogging on the Microfinance Insights blog.
