Category: News

LabODD NEXT STEPS!

Following the kick-off meeting, here are the next steps for LabODD members: CERISE’s Social Business Working Group officially becomes LabODD! End of October: CERISE sends the questionnaire on the state of practices to LabODD members. November 5th, 2:30 pm (CET/Paris time): introductory session on MetODD-SDG! The information will be disseminated upstream, all participants interested in the…

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Let’s launch the LabODD!

Launching the LabODD! Virtual meetings on October 1 & 2, 2020 Two virtual meetings will be held in French and English, at Paris time (CEST): Thursday, October 1st – 2:30-4:00 pm in French Friday, October 2nd – 2:30-4:00 pm in English Click to access Zoom Meeting. To receive all information about LabODD, register here:

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Make the SDGs a roadmap for impact!

Thanks to co-financing from the AFD’s CSO Initiatives Mechanism, CERISE and its partners are coming together in a LabODD to work on measuring results with impact organizations.   This project is a concrete and operational proposal to current social and environmental emergencies. It aims to equip and support microfinance institutions, social enterprises and impact investors,…

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Building relationships and embedding social performance among Opportunity International partners in India

Dia Vikas Capital Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of Opportunity International Australia, conducted an virtual SPM training in July for its 12 Indian microfinance partners, including 2 small finance banks. Regular dialogue had revealed knowledge gaps among the SPM champions of the partners, and this webinar was an attempt to bridge that gap and ignite interest…

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SPTF and CERISE take over Smart Campaign implementation resources

Smart Campaign’s closure – On July 28, our friends and colleagues at the Smart Campaign announced that the Campaign is coming to an end. CERISE and SPTF send our most sincere thanks and admiration to everyone who has served on the Smart Campaign staff or Steering Committee in the past ten years. Your dedication to…

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