5th EDITION Microfinance and the Environment

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e-MFP has announced the launch of the 5th European Microfinance Award on Microfinance and the Environment.This award was first launched in October 2005 by the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, to support innovative thinking in the microfinance sector.

The objective of the 5h European Microfinance Award “Microfinance and Environment” is to highlight opportunities for microfinance to improve environmental issues in the South and encourage the industry to find innovative solutions for global environmental concerns.  The main contents of Award focuse on the acquisition, use, disposal and regeneration of natural resources.

The prize of €100.000 will be awarded on 13th November 2014 during the European Microfinance Week.

Joint initiatives from a financial service provider in a developing country and a European partner are encouraged in order to strengthen the links between Europe and the South. However, the Award money would be given to the partner based in the developing country.

An e-MFP member must provide written support for the application, e.g. by providing a short

message or a letter addressed to the e-MFP Secretariat.

Application forms will be distributed exclusively through e-MFP member organizations and through the e-MFP website:www.e-mfp.eu.

Please send your Application forms to email: contact@e-mfp.eu before January 15 2014

For more information, please visit website: http://www.e-mfp.eu/news-and-events/5th-european-microfinance-award.