This course has been designed to make the participants understand the scope and potential of microfinance, study various microfinance models, and then design a microfinance program.

Course Outline:

• Identify, explain and discuss the role of micro-finance institutions in economic and social development
• Facilitate the setting up and management of savings and credit in rural areas
• Appreciate the role of micro-finance in poverty alleviation.
• Understand the basic principals on which micro-finance is organized
• Identify micro-finance models