Sustainable Microenterprise and Development Program
SMDP Ghana 2012
March 12 through March 23
The SMDP Ghana is an intensive training program offering critical skills for African microfinance and enterprise development leaders. Highlights include:
• Renowned professionals leading courses ranging from one to two weeks in duration. Participants can choose courses from five different tracks.
• Daily plenary sessions on the latest in sustainability and inclusive microfinance, including mobile banking, social performance monitoring, and management, gender and development, microfinance regulation and supervision, and micro-insurance.
• Field visits to “Susu” savings collectors, savings groups, rural banks, and other microfinance institutions and value chain development projects.
• Lasting connections with microfinance and enterprise development professionals from around the world.
Five Learning Tracks
- Microfinance Essential Skills – Two weeks
- Institutional Strengthening Part I – Risk Management for Microfinance Institutions – One week
- Institutional Strengthening Part II – Monitoring the Performance of Microfinance Institutions – One week
- Savings Groups Part I – Programme Design and Implementation – One week
- Savings Groups Part II – Management Information Systems – One week
- Pro-Poor Enterprise Development – One Week or Two Week options
- Youth-Inclusive Financial Services – One week
You may register for one or two weeks with full room and board on campus or as a commuter.
Early and Multiple Participant Registration Discounts Available
Scholarships may be available from The MasterCard Foundation. See the Registration and Cost page.
Venue: The GIMPA Executive Hostel, Greenhill, Accra
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 25, 2012
Sponsored by the Carsey Institute/University of New Hampshire and Ghana Microfinance Institutions Network (GHAMFIN)
Testimonials from SMDP Ghana Alumni
“We really appreciated the time we spent in Ghana together. I personally liked all the care and detail-orientation put in the organization of this beautiful event. Every single thing was so well organized. Being a trainer myself, I know what effort it takes to organize events like this and to make sure everything runs smoothly.”
"This is so far the best program I have experienced for development workers. It is effectively designed to add value and make development interventions more meaningful and rewarding for people. I would be very glad to have more opportunities to train in this program (SMDP)."
"Thank you so much for this great innovative opportunity for people who desire to bring positive change in their communities."
“The facilitator is superb. He explains practically and demonstrates real life issues.”
“The presentation techniques/facilitation strategy provided participants enough opportunity to ask questions and share experience....”
“I liked the content of the material presented…[it’s] more practical and I believe I would be able to implement some in my institution.”
“The topics are carefully selected to meet the needs of a risk manager. They just hit me at the right places.”
“The topics in the course are very practical to the work I am doing and…address issues of concern in my office or organization.”