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"Connecting the Local to the Global" @ World Affairs Council

Date:
Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Time:
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Event Type:
Speaker
Organizer/Author:
Kay Sato
Location Details:
World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco

Event @ the World Affairs Council, 4/4
What: Connecting the Local to the Global

Who: Priya Haji, Executive Director and Founder of World of Good, and Josef Brinkman, Vice President, Research and Development, Traditional Medicinals. Moderated by Balu Lyer, Asia Program Director, IDEX

Event: Fair trade, micro-credit, micro-enterprise, co-operatives—terms commonly used in discussions of economic development and income generation. Yet, achieving long-lasting change consists of more than just providing a loan to an individual or community. The challenge of sustainable development is for everyone involved in an enterprise to add value and receive benefit. Our panelists will consider methods of income generation, focusing on their experiences in Latin America, Asia and Africa.

When: Tuesday, April 4th; Check-in: 5:30, Program: 6:00 PM, Social and Networking: 7:00-7:30 PM
Where: World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter St., 2nd Floor Conference Room, San Francisco Admission Costs: Council and Baido Members: FREE, Nonmembers: $10
Reservations strongly recommended: register at http://www.idex.org/idspanel.html
Info: (415) 293-4600, info@wacsf.org, http://www.itsyourworld.org/program.php?page=1568

Cosponsored by the Bay Area International Development Organizations (BAIDO), Child Family Health International, Foundation for Sustainable Development, and International Development Exchange (IDEX)
Added to the calendar on Wed, Mar 22, 2006 11:34AM
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