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MSCU and MEDA partner through MEDA Trust
This new partnership was announced in early November at the 2007 "Business As a Calling" Annual Convention
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Hundreds challenged to invest in risky places
MEDA convention theme to “Trust in a World of Change”
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Helping Afghans is a vital goal
MEDA President, Allan Sauder, responds to a Kitchener-Waterloo Record article about the effectiveness of Canadian aid in Afghanistan.
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MICROFINANCE NEWS

Out of the ashes of communism, CAPA takes wing
An update on the formerly MEDA-owned MFI. 
 
White Paper - Next generation access to finance
This article, published in the Enterprise Development and Microfinance journal, summarizes a 2007 industry conference on "Next generation access to finance: Gaining scale and reducing costs with technology and credit scoring".
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A foothold in Angola - with MEDA's help
MEDA, in partnership with Development Workshop, is helping Angola's first microfinance institution to become independent and self-sufficient by 2008.
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PRODUCTION & MARKETING LINKAGES NEWS

Food Processors in Northern Tajikistan Lead Industry Revitalization with MEDA’s Help
Update on MEDA's work in Tajikistan.
 
Use of SMS Technology in Irrigation Voucher Program
Zambian farmers receive their irrigation vouchers via SMS.
 
MEDA partners with IDE in Gates water project
A huge water project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Dutch government is getting consulting help from MEDA
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First lady praises MEDA anti-malaria program
First lady Laura Bush praised MEDA's anti-malaria program during a conference at the White House Feb. 15.
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Helping women find their market voice
A new MEDA program aims to empower women farmers in Afghanistan
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Health minister visits mosquito net program
Canada's Minister of Health, the Honorable Tony Clement, visited MEDA's Tanzania office in January to get a firsthand look at MEDA's mosquito net program.
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MEDA awarded Toyota Environmental Award
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INVESTMENT FUND DEVELOPMENT NEWS

MEDA enters Euro market; plans German office
Waterloo, ON – Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) is bringing its vision of reducing poverty through economic development with plans to open an office in Germany – its first foray into the European market.
 
MicroVest Closes US$39 Million CLO
MicroVest Capital Management and Lehman Brothers are pleased to announce the successful closing of MicroAccess Trust 2007 (the "Trust"), constituting the first Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) for MicroVest.
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A Fresh Way to Make a Difference With Investments
MMA and Mennonite Economic Development Associates launched OneWorld, new community development investment notes.
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SRI on Steroids: What is Socially Pro-Active Investing?
Before walking through the makeshift gate into the yard of Juanita's ramshackle house, no one would have guessed that she was the proprietor of a thriving bakery business.
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