Microcredit in Social Organizations

In alliance with Fundación Grameen (Aldeas) Argentina
This 7-week course performed a deep analysis of the microcredit tool from their main characteristics up to the possibility to implement it in a Social Organization.

The course will be given in Spanish

Duration: Seven weeks

Estimated devoted time:

6 hours a week, on the days and times that each participant may have

Syllabus:

Module I – Is it utopian to talk about a world without poverty?
The concept of poverty. The microcredit as an efficient tool to alleviate poverty and promote dignity in individuals

Module II – What we talk about when we talk about Microcredit?
Different microcredit technologies, uses, interest rate, amounts and terms, guarantees, periodicity of payments, granting procedure and follow up, handling of payments in arrears, objective population. The two approaches of Microfinance.

Module III- Microcredit institutions.
The different actors working in Micro credits and their different approaches. Main problems and discussions in relation to Micro credits.

Module IV - An introduction to the Grameen system.
How does the Grameen model of Microcredit work? Fundación Grameen in Argentina (FGA)

Module V – Questions and answers to know if I can run a Microcredit Program.
The key question before commencement. Questions and answers about the aspects of the Institution, the environment and the objective population, the procedure, human resources, financing. The final question before commencing.

Professors: Norberto Kleiman See resume - Luciana Gineste See resume

Procedure:

Readings and bibliography
Group and individual activities
Interaction between professors and students through forums and chat

More information: tel: +(54) 11 4314-1015-/31  de 10 a 18 hs. e-mail: info@claritas.org


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The courses of Fundación Cláritas are paid courses in order to cover operative costs of their conduction. For the courses to be a specified answer to the needs of Social Organizations, the Foundation is committed to look for financing in order to offer scholarships to such institutions that are not able to pay the total cost. These scholarships will depend in each case on the financing obtained for such purpose and they will be duly announced before each edition of the course.