PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/534324.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Whole Planet Foundation™ and Unitus Join Forces to Accelerate Growth of Microfinance in Kenya http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1713584.htm Unitus and Whole Planet Foundation announce plans to fuel the growth of microfinance in the coffee-growing regions of Kenya. The three-year partnership between Unitus and Whole Planet Foundation aims to reduce global poverty by Increasing access to microfinance in communities where Whole Foods Market® sources products.The partnership will leverage the foundation's support to help Jamii Bora Trust, one of Kenya's fastest growing microfinance institutions and a Unitus partner since 2003, expand into the rural coffee-growing regions of Central and Eastern provinces in Kenya. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2008)

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]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/12/prweb1713584.htm Unitus Launches Financial Services Firm to Channel Capital to Social Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets http://www.prweb.com/releases/microfinance/capital/prweb1141774.htm Unitus, Inc., announces the launch of Unitus Capital, one of the first financial advisory firms designed to meet the investment needs of social entrepreneurs serving the bottom of the economic pyramid. The firm will serve as a conduit between capital market investors and social entrepreneurs focused on creating social and financial value for investors, microfinance institutions, social enterprises, and the communities they serve. (PRWeb Jul 24, 2008)

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]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/microfinance/capital/prweb1141774.htm Omidyar Network and Unitus to Help Millions of the Working Poor Participate in the Global Economy http://www.prweb.com/releases/microfinance/omidyar/prweb887964.htm $9 Million Grant is Omidyar's Largest in Microfinance to Date (PRWeb Apr 24, 2008)

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