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The Microfinance Gateway is an online resource for the global community dedicated to advancing access to financial services for the poor.

The Gateway features a comprehensive library of research and publications, original articles and resource centers on trends and important industry developments, and the latest announcements, news, events, trainings, and job opportunities related to microfinance and broader financial inclusion topics.

Mission

To facilitate knowledge exchange among the global community dedicated to advancing access to financial services.

Objectives

The Microfinance Gateway provides an interactive platform for people to learn, share ideas, and engage with others working to advance financial inclusion. The Gateway is guided by four principles:

  • Community-driven: Content and site priorities are set by our users. We regularly solicit feedback in the form of user surveys and we invite content submissions from our users.
  • Diverse: We cover an array of issues and topics, representing a wide range of perspectives, sources, and authors.
  • Relevant: We help our users keep up with industry trends by highlighting important issues in feature articles and resource centers, providing a forum for industry news and announcements, and maintaining a library with the latest research and publications.
  • Engaging: We encourage dialogue among the community and invite users to interact with one another through posting comments and reviews throughout the site.

Affiliate Language Sites

The Microfinance Gateway has affiliate sites in French, Arabic, and Spanish. These sites share similar features with the English-language Gateway, but contain content relevant to the associated region.

Our Staff

Three full-time CGAP staff work on the Microfinance Gateway in Washington DC. We partner with Intellecap in India for the English Gateway, European NGOs ADA and GRET on the French Gateway, Sanabel in Egypt for the Arabic Gateway, and independent consultants based in Costa Rica and Nicaragua on the Spanish Gateway.

Microfinance Gateway and CGAP

The Microfinance Gateway website is provided as a service of CGAP. The Gateway is committed to presenting the diverse array of viewpoints, perspectives and information available in the field.

User Feedback

The Microfinance Gateway is always interested in your feedback and ideas and we encourage you to contact us.

We will strive to answer any questions you may have. Due to limited resources we are not able to support individual research requests; however, we will help you locate resources that may be of interest. Please note that the Gateway does not provide funding to individuals or organizations.

 

 

 
 

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