January 2009
 Vol 7, Issue 1
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Campaign E-News
The State of the 2009 Microcredit Summit Campaign Report Launch!
 

Dear Members,
 
The State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2009 was successfully launched on January 26, 2009 in New York City.  The report carried the exciting news that more than 106 million of the world's poorest families received a microloan in 2007, surpassing a goal set by the Campaign ten years earlier.   Here is what Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Grameen Bank Founder Muhammad Yunus said about the news: "This is a tremendous achievement that many people thought was far too difficult to reach.  What makes it even more remarkable is that loans to more than 100 million very poor families now touch the lives of more than half a billion family members around the world.  That is half of the world's poorest people."
 
We would like to thank all of our members for your role in this achievement and for your continued support of the Microcredit Summit Campaign. Last year, over 1,000 people and institutions contributed to the production of the State of the Microcredit Summit Campaign Report 2009. Without these institutions and the individuals within them, especially the practitioners, there would be no report.
 
On behalf of the entire Campaign I extend our deepest gratitude.
 
Keep up the good work!
 
 Sam Daley-Harris

Director
Microcredit Summit Campaign
Help Us Reach Our Goals

As we continue our work to use microfinance to help end global poverty we rely on the generosity of individual donors, corporations, foundations, and government aid agencies to keep the Campaign running.

If you have enjoyed reading this newsletter we would like to ask you to consider making a donation.  Just like microcredit - for us, a little money goes a long way. You can donate directly online by clicking here or you can make a contribution by calling us directly in Washington D.C. at 202.637.9600 ext 121.

Thank you in advance for your commitment to ending global poverty!
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News and Announcements

SAVE THE DATE!
The Latin-America- Caribbean Regional Microcredit Summit will be held in Cartagena, Colombia from
June 8-10, 2009.

The Microcredit Summit Campaign is pleased to partner with Banca de las Oportunidades to host this conference. More information on the program, venue, and registration will be available in the coming months on our website. 

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