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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Microfinance - a sustainable tool for urban poverty alleviation (pdf 328kb)

This is a working policy paper on measuring the impact of microfinance as a sustainable development tool for urban poverty alleviation. It also features an action research presentation of how donors and other stakeholders can most effectively engage in this sector.

Resource link:
http:// www.socialenterprise.net/pdfs/MicroSustainPovFIN.pdf
Source: Social Enterprise Associates (http:// www.socialenterprise.net)
Added to ADG on: 15 February 2006 , contributed by: ADG team
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