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Microfinance Round Table On March 12th, the Goldin Institute participated in a round table discussion among Twin Cities community members about how to effectively engage in ethical and sustainable microcredit work. This discussion focused on projects that seek to develop alternative microfinance models. For more information...
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2007 Institute Event In collaboration with our partners Centro Mundial, we concluded our annual forum in Cartagena, Colombia during October. We have drafted a report that documents the activities and outcomes of this event. Read report...
Online Courses The goal of the online courses is not to provide one recommended “Goldin Institute” approach, but rather to provide training and support around a range of possible approaches that are used and refined by participants in the Partner Cities Network. To this end, all of our courses will be developed in cooperation with participants and highlight innovative approaches and strategies. Courses
Project Management Over the coming months the Goldin Institute will provide participants and partners with free access to project management tools and support. With the project management toolkit, participants can set project milestones, assign to-do’s to team-members, post team documents and collaborate online to plan and mange cross-city projects.

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Microcredit Project A report of the first phase of our project "Improving Microcredit Programs: Listening to Recipients" conducted during the summer in Dhaka, Bangladesh is now available. Click here to download the Summer Report. The research for this project draws on the life experiences, aspirations and ideas of those receiving microcredit in rural Bangladesh to explore the benefits and challenges with microcredit lending. Learn More...
Interview Interview with Bishop Ochola, the retired Anglican bishop of diocese Kitgum in northern Uganda. Bishop Ochola is a leading voice in the efforts to save young people from being abducted into armed conflict. Read Interview
UNESCO Conference Goldin Institute Executive Director, Travis Rejman, was invited to offer a plenary address at a recent UNESCO sponsored conference in Barcelona on the theme of Religions and Cultural Diversity: Mediation towards Social Cohesion in Urban Areas. Organizers invited the Goldin Institute to be an ongoing partner in creating a forum for the sharing of best practices in this area based on the work of the 2003 Goldin Institute hosted in Manresa, Spain. Transcript

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