Why Attend?

  • Deepen your knowledge of the role that microfinance is playing in creating lasting solutions to global poverty.

  • Learn from leading thinkers and cutting edge institutions.

  • Discover tangible, responsible, and lasting ways to take action in combating poverty.

  • Build lasting relationships.

  • Take compassionate steps to care about others during a time of economic uncertainty, (when it would be natural to worry only about ourselves.)

  • Learn how you can support microfinance, particularly through organizations that are either based in, or have a significant presence in, the Pacific Northwest.

  Intended Audiences:

  • Anyone who cares deeply about global poverty and wants to play an active role in creating a solution

  • Private sector professionals who want to make a difference

  • Students (undergraduate, graduate, and high school) who wish to learn more, and/or those who wish to mobilize action on their campuses

  • Civic and Church leaders who want to motivate and enable others to act

  • Public, NGO, and non-profit sector employees

  • Educators who teach in the areas such as global studies, public affairs, business, and civics

  • Microfinance professionals wishing to network and learn from their peers

Images above are courtesy of VisionFund / World Vision.      

 
 

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