Microfinance Year Case Studies (Microfinance Year 2005: Case Studies with Swiss Universities' students)

Key message: Give students from Swiss Universities a chance to have a first experience in microfinance.

Description

The project is a collaboration between the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Swiss universities in order to elaborate case studies on SDC’s financial sector development program. Students from Swiss universities are given the opportunity to do a three months internship in a microfinance institution (MFI) or financial sector program supported by SDC. At the same time, the students will do research for their undergraduate or master thesis’ dissertation, which will be the base for the elaboration of the case studies.

Fact sheet

Type: Long-term mandate
Start: 2005 End: 2007 Status: Closed
Joint venture with: Swiss Universities

Region: International / Global

Working domain: Rural Economy

Key topic: Saving and credit schemes development | Rural finance and agricultural production | Financial institution building | Financial sector technology | Capacity building | Capitalization of experiences

Funding source: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Staff

Project responsible: Isabelle Dauner Gardiol

Responsible at Head Office: Isabelle Dauner Gardiol

Advisors, programme officers: Hans Ramm | Isabelle Dauner Gardiol

Associated staff: Véronique Achermann

Contact

Address:
Maulbeerstrasse 10
PO Box 6724
CH-3001 Bern

Phone: ++41 31 385 10 50 Fax: ++41 31 385 10 09

E-Mail: fem@intercooperation.ch