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		<title>Increasing Savings and Solidarity among Households with Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Rwanda</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2010/04/increasing-savings-solidarity-households-orphans-vulnerable-children-rwanda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2010/04/increasing-savings-solidarity-households-orphans-vulnerable-children-rwanda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV and AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microfiannce Learning paper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A learning paper on using SILC methodology to help orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda.]]></description>
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		<title>Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC): The key to helping Zimbabwean youth overcome poverty</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2010/04/savings-internal-lending-communities-silc-key-helping-zimbabwean-youth-overcome-poverty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2010/04/savings-internal-lending-communities-silc-key-helping-zimbabwean-youth-overcome-poverty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CRS’ experience in introducing Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) to orphans and vulnerable children in Zimbabwe through the Support to Replicable Innovative Village Community Efforts (STRIVE) project is documented in this case study.]]></description>
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		<title>Empowering Rwanda youth through savings-led microfinance</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2010/04/empowering-rwanda-youth-savingsled-microfinance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2010/04/empowering-rwanda-youth-savingsled-microfinance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:25:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This case study looks at CRS’ experience in introducing the SILC methodology to orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda in an effort to help them build successful businesses.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This case study looks at CRS’ experience in introducing the SILC methodology to orphans and vulnerable children in Rwanda in an effort to help them build successful businesses.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Mobilizing savings</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/10/mobilizing-savings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/10/mobilizing-savings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jschultz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microfiannce Learning paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Papers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Documents the experience of CAURIE-MF, a CRS partner in Senegal, with the design and launch of its new savings product.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Documents the experience of CAURIE-MF, a CRS partner in Senegal, with the design and launch of its new savings product.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Loan Products for Poor Rural Communities</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/08/agriculture-loan-products/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/08/agriculture-loan-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jschultz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Working papers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Examines key lessons learned by Metemamen MF, a microfinance partner of CRS Ethiopia, during the pilot testing of a new loan product designed for rural poor farmers.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Examines key lessons learned by Metemamen MF, a microfinance partner of CRS Ethiopia, during the pilot testing of a new loan product designed for rural poor farmers.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SILC: Kibara Mission</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/03/silc-kibara/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2008/03/silc-kibara/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jschultz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV and AIDS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Describes the role that savings and internal lending approaches to microfinance has played in strengthening the economic wellbeing of HIV-affected households.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Describes the role that savings and internal lending approaches to microfinance has played in strengthening the economic wellbeing of HIV-affected households.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>SILC and Integral Human Development</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2006/03/silc-ihd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2006/03/silc-ihd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:43:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jschultz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Case studies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Integral Human Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A compendium of field experience with savings-led microfinance as an element in a holistic approach to community development.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A compendium of field experience with savings-led microfinance as an element in a holistic approach to community development.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MFI management</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2005/01/checklist-internal-audit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2005/01/checklist-internal-audit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 16:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arytter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[User Guide/Manual]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crsprogramquality.org/?p=740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Structured guidance to facilitate assessment of operations at a microfinance institution, intended especially for new internal auditors.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Structured guidance to facilitate assessment of operations at a microfinance institution, intended especially for new internal auditors.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>MFI organizational assessments</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2004/01/review-magi-assessment-experiences-south-east-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2004/01/review-magi-assessment-experiences-south-east-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2004 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arytter</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evaluation/Assessment Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southeast Asia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Findings and lessons learned from eleven CRS-managed MAGI organizational assessments of partner microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Southeast Asia during 2003 and 2004.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Findings and lessons learned from eleven CRS-managed MAGI organizational assessments of partner microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Southeast Asia during 2003 and 2004.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Microfinance information systems needs analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2002/01/understanding-information-mfis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crsprogramquality.org/2002/01/understanding-information-mfis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 17:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arytter</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microfinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[User Guide/Manual]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crsprogramquality.org/?p=759</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Practical guidance to microfinance institutions on information systems needs analysis.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Practical guidance to microfinance institutions on information systems needs analysis.]]></content:encoded>
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