Multilingual Websites on Microfinance

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Previously filed under: Microfinance
A guide to organizations working in microfinance and microcredit that provide resource materials in more than one language.
***Organizations marked with an asterisk are identified as broad databases offering resources such as virtual libraries and comprehensive lists of other organizations working in microfinance.




ACCION International: The mission of ACCION International is to give people the tools they need to work their way out of poverty. By providing "micro" loans and business training to poor women and men who start their own businesses, ACCION's partner lending organizations help people work their own way up the economic ladder, with dignity and pride. Available in English, with general information about the site and annual reports available in French, and Spanish.

III Conferencia Centroamericana de Microfinanzas: El objetivo de la Tercera Conferencia Centroamericana de Microfinanzas es analizar con unos 1,000 practicantes microfinancieros de la región, las condiciones del entorno, en particular del mercado de las microfinanzas, y proponer estrategias, enfoques y acciones concretas para desarrollar el mercado y aumentar el impacto en el abatimiento de la pobreza. All materials are in Spanish.

***CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor): This site lists the contact information of organizations around the world working in microfinance and microcredit. CGAP is a consortium of 33 public and private development agencies working together to expand access to financial services for the poor in developing countries. Multilingual information is available on their website. Also see CGAP's member donors organizational contact list.


***Finanzas Alternativas: El Sitio de Financiamiento Alternativo es un foro para quienes trabajan e investigan sobre el micro-financiamiento. La función es facilitar el acceso a documentos no publicados e información sobre todos los aspectos del financiamiento alternativo o del micro-financiamiento. La amplia y creciente biblioteca contiene artículos en inglés y español seleccionados por el Profesor Malcolm Harper, emeritus de la Escuela de Gestión Cranfield en Inglaterra, y pueden ser bajados fácilmente en formatos de texto, formato rico o hipertexto. La pagina de web esta disponible en español e ingles.

***The Global Development Research Center (GDRC): The Global Development Research Center is a virtual organization that carries out initiatives in education and research. The Virtual Library on Microcredit is a repository of information on alternative, non-conventional financial systems and microfinance/microcredit issues. The website is available in English, with limited resources listed in French, Spanish, and Japanese. Also see GDRC's Case Studies and Illustrations on Microcredit.

INAFI (Red Alternativa Internacional de Instituciones Financieras), América Latina: Una Red Alternativa de Organizaciones de Microfinanzas, reconocida por su calidad en la prestación e innovación de servicios técnicos de carácter financiero y de desarrollo, que contribuye a la consolidación de las microfinanzas como instrumento para mejorar la calidad de vida de los pobre en América Latina. La pagina de web esta disponible en español e ingles.

Redcamif: Red Centroamericana de Microfinanzas: La Red Centroamericana de Microfinanzas nace con el objetivo de promover la industria de la Microfinanzas y su impacto en el desarrollo económico y social de la región centroamericana, así como incidir e impulsar condiciones políticas, normativas y regulatorias que beneficien y fortalezcan al sector de las microfinanzas en la región centroamericana. La pagina de web esta disponible en español.

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Red de Portales Microfinanzas de América Latina: El proyecto esta conformado por una amplia Red de Portales Web en Internet especializados en el sector microfinanzas y orientados a fortalecer el posicionamiento institucional de las organizaciones y redes microfinancieras de América Latina, con particular énfasis para América Central. La página de web ofrece información técnico para organizaciones que trabajan en microfinanzas. La pagina de web esta disponible en español.






For a more comprehensive guide to organizations working in microfinance, see Microfinance Resources.

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