MBB ISSUE NO. 5, 2000: FOCUS ON REACHING THE POOR
Date:
December 2000
This fifth issue of The MicroBanking Bulletin focuses on microfinance programs that reach poorer clients.
Featured Articles
Reassessing the Financial Viability of Village Banking: Past Performance and Future Prospects
*Gary Woller*
A Business Model for Going Down Market: Combining Village Banking and Credit Unions
*Kathleen Stack and Didier Thys*
Serving the Poorest Sustainably
*An Interview with David Gibbons, CASHPOR*
Six out of Seven Ain’t Bad (Credit Unions, Continued)
*Elisabeth Rhyne*
In Their Own Words: FINCA, Uganda
*Michael McCord*
In Their Own Words: Pro Mujer Bolivia
*Nancy Natilson*
Bulletin Case Study: BURO, Tangail, Bangladesh
*Geetha Nagarajan*
Bulletin Case Study: BASIX, India
*Geetha Nagarajan* The Highlights section explores the potential trade-off between target market and self-sufficiency by looking closely at the characteristics of financially self-sufficient microfinance institutions.
