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Asia Forum
The Asia Forum of Wellington
Patron: His Excellency the Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand

The Asia Forum is pleased to publicise a special, informal, discussion on the work of World Vision in Cambodia. Please note the venue and time.

Wednesday 12 October
2005
2.30 pm to 3.30 pm

The discussion will be led by
Rommel Caringal
General Manager of VisionFund Cambodia

Micro-financing in Cambodia

This is the United Nations International Year of Micro-credit. VisionFund is the specialist Micro-finance arm of World Vision. It engages with and supports the entrepreneurial poor in communities it serves, using proven models of micro-enterprise development (MED) and micro-finance. A leading example in Asia is the experience of VisionFund Cambodia. Rommel Caringal, the founding general manager of VisionFund Cambodia is visiting New Zealand to help us promote VisionFund Cambodia, a licensed non-banking financial institution in Cambodia. Some key themes to be included in the presentation are:

Nature of entrepreneurship amongst the poor in SE Asia - typical first hand experiences;
The DNA of an entrepreneur - are they made or created - a SE Asian case study;
Challenges of starting up a Micro-finance Institution in a developing country;
Strategic challenges in scaling for national coverage;
Sustainability of entrepreneurs, enterprises, institutions in this setting;
The use of social capital for security; its applicability and reliability.

VENUE

Asia:NZ Foundation, Level 7 Castrol House, 36 Customhouse Quay.
Wellington

Any enquiries about this meeting should be addressed to:
David A B Halstead, Donor Development Executive, World Vision
DDI: 09 3610021; Mob:021 521 367; Fax: 09 5807799 Email: david.halstead@worldvision.org.nz
World Vision

The Asia Forum is a discussion group which meets monthly in Wellington, New Zealand.
The objective is to improve understanding of Asian political issues and their impact on trade and investment and to encourage the exchange of views of those with similar interests in different fields.