http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk The MicroLoan Foundation en-uk Copyright 2007 microloanfoundation.org.uk Mon, 8 Sep 2008 13:27:14 GMT On 9th September, Peter Ryan will be talking about the steps he took to start the MicroLoan Foundation, the challenges to get people out of poverty and the opportunities for TEN members to get involved. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=34 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT MLF has recently directed considerable focus into educating the younger generations about its work in sub-Saharan Africa. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=33 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT MLF's USA fundraising programme has launched an educational initiative which aims to teach students about the value of microlending as a development tool. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=32 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wesley McCoy: What a nice bloke! http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=31 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT The MicroLoan Foundation was featured in an article about philanthropy and microfinance on 4th February 2007 in the Financial News, a leading London-based financial publication. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=30 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT The MicroLoan Foundation (MLF) is expanding its fundraising base into the USA with the appointment of two new volunteers who are setting up a fundraising programme there. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=29 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT The MicroLoan Foundation is pleased to announce that the Body Shop Foundation has agreed to invest £55,000 in Malawi by sponsoring a new MLF branch that is being opened in Mzimba in Central Malawi. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=28 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT The MicroLoan Foundation has announced that it has picked a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its operations and is also extending into neighbouring Zambia. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=26 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT The 2007 edition of the Grand Walk took place on Sunday 23 September and was a great success with 133 people taking part. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=25 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT Click below to download the Annual Report http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=23 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Recent coverage of MLF in the News http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=17 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Ian Marshall, a trustee of the MicroLoan Foundation, recently featured in a Guardian article on the rise of the super volunteer. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=21 Thu, 9 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT MicroLoan Foundation have launched this year's Grand Walk, taking place on Sunday September 23rd 2007. Come along and join in the fun! http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=20 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT Thousands of people in Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries where life expectancy is just 36 years, now have the chance to escape poverty and enjoy a better quality of life thanks to Big Lottery funding granted to the MicroLoan Foundation (MLF). http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=4 Mon, 14 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT MLF Friends are a group of committed supporters who form the core of our charity. You can become a Friend for just £10 a month. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=19 Sat, 12 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT The MicroLoan Foundation is pleased to announce its Strategic Partnership with the Fredericks Foundation, a UK-based microfinance institution which has assisted over 400 people in adverse circumstances by providing them with the opportunity to trade their way into financial stability. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=16 Fri, 11 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT At an event held at Lloyd's of London and hosted by UK charity the MicroLoan Foundation, top business guru Charles Handy celebrated the rise of philanthropy in the City stating that the 'new rich' were becoming increasingly socially aware seeing themselves as investors in causes rather than donors. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=5 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT Three Chiswick-based friends have recently completed a four-day cycle ride along the shores of Lake Malawi in Southern Africa to raise funds for local charity The MicroLoan Foundation, at the same time fitting in visits to the projects that the charity is helping to fund. So far they have raised £5,000 and hope to reach their target of £6,000. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=7 Sun, 22 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT Professor Charles Handy is one of the most influential UK business thinkers today. On November 9th at Lloyds Library, he will talk about the people and ideas in his latest book `The New Philanthropists`, published this month, which raises issues of particular relevance to those working in the heart of the City. The evening will be chaired by Walter Merricks, the Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive of the UK`s Financial Ombudsman Service. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=8 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT The MicroLoan Foundation is a UK-based Microfinance organisation that, like Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Yunus, provides small loans of between £15-£60 to poor women to work their way out of the poverty trap and feed, clothe and educate their families. The Foundation also provides basic business training and on-going mentoring support to enable them to develop self-sustainable livelihoods. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=6 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT Three friends - Phil Elks, James Doble and Jason Bliss, all aged 23 - have just completed an epic journey across North America by bicycle on behalf of local Chiswick charity The MicroLoan Foundation which makes small loans to people in the developing world to help them become more self-sufficient. The boys rode 3,959 miles from Oregon, on the Pacific coast to the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts. To reach the coast, they had traversedthe Rocky Mountains in Montana, across the Great Plains of Wyoming and South Dakota, and around the Great Lakes. This adventure took 59 days, which works out an average of over 75 miles a day on the bikes. And all this carrying everything from tents to food supplies on the back of their bikes. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=9 Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT Starting a small business is for many an irresistible challenge. Creating and running your own business can be immensely rewarding in various ways: personal fulfilment, self-discovery, financial independence, a way to make your mark in life, and also to make a positive contribution to your local community or chosen business area. While these lessons, tips and guidance give simple help on how to start up a small business in the third world, the principles and techniques apply to starting a small business anywhere in the world. This free article and guide to small business start ups in the developing world has been contributed by Lynette Dobbin of the Microloan Foundation, which is gratefully acknowledged. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=10 Wed, 1 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT THE BEDFORD Park Festival hosted a visit by the Secretary of State for International Development, Hilary Benn MP, at the weekend, when he talked to representatives of the Chiswick based charity, the MicroLoan Foundation. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=11 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 00:00:00 GMT Peter Ryan is the local Chiswick businessman who set up and now runs the small, yet highly successful charity, MicroLoan Foundation, which helps people in Malawi to become self sufficient. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=15 Mon, 1 Dec 2003 00:00:00 GMT Once upon a time, Richard Foster, a thirty-something Englishman, became bored and disillusioned with his job running sports clubs in Brussels. So he decided to chuck it all up and go round the world. http://www.microloanfoundation.org.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=12 Sat, 1 Mar 2003 00:00:00 GMT