MDI-Ghana Special Offerings

Tuesday April 1
EVENING SPEAKER
Mr. Paul Rippey – An Inconvenient Truth: Global Climate Change and Development

Thursday April 3
FIELD TRIP (PPED TRACK)
Field Trip to Value Chain Example (farmer co-op, TBA)

Thursday April 3
EVENING SPEAKER
Mr. Jeffrey Ashe – Oxfam’s Saving For Change Programme

Friday April 4
PANEL DISCUSSION SAVINGS-LED MICROFINANCE
Facilitator: Ms. Aba Quainoo
Panelists: Prof. William Steel, Mr. Jeffrey Ashe, Mr. Vincent King-Arthur, Mr. William Derban, and  Mr. Richard Appietu 

Saturday April 5
FIELD TRIP (MF TRACK)
Travel to Tema about half an hour drive from Accra to visit Susu Collectors (traditional form of savings mobilization in Ghana, Nigeria and Brazil) to conclude the previous day session on Savings Led MF)

Tuesday April 8
EVENING SPEAKER
Mr. Ishmael Otchere - Rural Banking

Wednesday April 9
FIELD TRIP (MF TRACK)
MFIs and their Group clients with visits to a Rural Bank, Savings and Loans Companies and Financial NGOs).
Facilitators: Ms. Aba Quainoo, Prof. William Steel, Dr. David O. Andah

Friday April 11
PANEL DISCUSSION NETWORKS & APEXES
Facilitator: William Steel
Panelists: Dr.  Andah, S. Attafi,   E.Darko, CUA V.King-Arthur, E. Osei Bonsu

Saturday April 12
PANEL DISCUSSION: GOVERNMENT ROLE IN MF
Facilitator: David Andah   
Panelists: Prof Ernest Aryeetey, Mr. Nana Juaben Siriboe, a Practitioner: ADRA/APED/,  Apex Bank

FIELD TRIP (PPED TRACK)
Field Trip   - TBA