Africa 2010: Microcredit Summit


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The dance team for the opening ceremony of the Microcredit Summit (MCS). 4/7/10 The acrobats show off their skill during the opening ceremony. 4/7/10 Ingrid Munro, founder of the Jamii Bora Trust, and some of her team at the MCS. 4/7/10
Muhammad Yunus, economist and founder of Grameen Bank, a microcredit organization that began in Bangladesh. Yunus and the bank won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. 4/7/10 Princess Maxima of the Netherlands. In 2005, the princess was a member of the Advisors Group for the UN's International Year of Microcredit. Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the UN, appointed Princess Maxima Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development in 2009. 4/7/10 Queen Sofia of Spain 4/7/10
Queen Sofia of Spain 4/7/10 Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya 4/7/10  
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Description: After visiting our partners in Uganda and Kenya, the MPA team attended the Africa-Middle East Microcredit Summit on April 7-10, 2010.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya