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FRIENDS OF WOMEN’S WORLD BANKING (INDIA)
Ahmedabad

NATIONAL CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON
URBAN MICROFINANCE IN INDIA: LOOKING AHEAD
(Supported by Small Industries Development Bank of India)

DATE: 21 AND 22 JANUARY, 2008
VENUE: HOTEL SAROVAR-PORTICO, AHMEDABAD

Monday, 21 January 2008
09.30 – 10.30	Opening Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Ela Bhatt, Founder and Chair Emeritus, FWWB
10-30 - 11.00	Key Note Address Amitabh Kundu, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
11.00 -11.15	Tea Break
11.15 -12.15	Session 1: Urban Poverty: Some Critical Aspects Urbanisation and Urban Inequities in India, Darshini Mahadevia, School of Planning, AhmedabadDownload Presentation Urban Poverty, Livelihoods, Financial Services and Inclusive growth: Critical issues, Challenges and Strategies for Future,Ramesh Arunachalam, Microfinance Consulting Group, ChennaiDownload Presentation Poverty and Informal Sector, Abhishek Patro, Nidan,PatnoDownload Presentation
12.15 – 01.30	Session 2 Enterprise, Employment and Employability: The Urban Scenario Chair: Dr. V.G. Patel, Former Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Cluster Development and Poverty Alleviation - a Proactive Financial Sector, Tamal Sarkar, Micro and Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation, New Delhi Download Presentation Skill Development and Employability for the Urban Poor, M. K. Khanijo, International Management Institute, New DelhiDownload Presentation Informal Sector: Employment Opportunities and Concerns, Mr. Rajendra Joshi, SAATH, AhmedabadDownload Presentation
01.30 – 02.00	Lunch Break
02.00 – 03.15	Panel Discussion 1 Urban Microfinance: An Overview Chair: Vijayalekshmi Das, FWWB, Ahmedabad Prabhu Ghate, Independent Consutant, New Delhi Jayashreeben Vyas, SEWA Bank, Ahmedabad N.K.Maini, SIDBI, LucknowDownload Presentation Ami Bhavsar, Centre for Microfinance, ChennaiDownload Presentation
03.15 – 03.30	Tea Break
03.30 -04.30	Session 3 Urban Poor and Health: Looking for Solutions in Microfinance Chair: Jayashree Vyas, SEWA Bank, Ahmedabad Health Burden on the Urban Poor and Experiences from Basti-level Health Funds,Siddharth Agarwal, Urban Health Resource Centre, New DelhiDownload Presentation *Micro Health Insurance – A Solution for the Urban Poor?, Iddo Dror, Micro Insurance Academy, New DelhiDownload Presentation Urban Poor and Health: The Uplift Mutuals Experience in Pune*, Kumar Shailabh, Uplift, PuneDownload Presentation
04.30 – 05.15	Panel Discussion 2 Microfinance for Housing and Housing Environment: Issues and Strategies Chair: K. Srinivas, Managing Director, Gujarat Urban Development Company Limited Bijal Bhatt, Mahila SEWA Housing TrustDownload Presentation

Tuesday, 22 January 2008
09.30 - 10.30	Session 1 Migrants in the City: The Promise of Microfinance Chair: Prabhu Ghate Remittance: The Adhikar Experience, Mohammed Amin and Rajendra Bhoi, Adhikar, OrissaDownload Presentation Remittance and Microfinance: Can They Move Together? Gagan Bihari Sahu and Biswaroop Das, Centre for Social Studies, SuratDownload Presentation *Working with Migrants:* **The Aajeevika Experience, Mahesh Gajera, Aaajeevika Bureau, Udaipur**
10.30 - 10.45	Tea Break
10.45 -12.00	Panel Discussion 1 Mobilisation of Resources for Urban Microfinance: Emerging Strategies Vipin Sharma, Access Development Services, New DelhiDownload Presentation Raghavendra Singh, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, IndiaDownload Presentation Mini Bedi, Development Support Team, PuneDownload Presentation
12.00 – 01.30	Session 2 Cities and Us: Practitioners’ Reflections Bangalore – Samit Ghosh, UjjivanDownload Presentation Kolkata – Chandan Phukan, ArohanDownload Presentation Ahmedabad – Ushma Pathak, VikasDownload Presentation Mumbai – Medha Samant, Annapurna Parivar Download Presentation
01.30 – 02.15	Lunch Break
02.15 – 04.30	Open forum Visioning the Future: Partners’ Views Modertors: Shruti Gonzalves and Prashant Sude, FWWB Download Presentation Chandan Phukan – Arohan, Kolkata Lokesh Kumar Singh, Nirman Bharti, Lucknow Ernest Paul, Saadhana Microfin Sociey, Hyderabad Satyavir Chakrapani, Shikhar Development Services, New Delhi Urmee Mehta Mankar, Swadhar, Mumbai Mr.Samit Ghosh, Ujjivan, Bangalore Ushma Pathak, Vikas Centre for Development, Ahmedabad Peter Palaniswami, Shepherd, Trichy
04.30 – 05.00	Closing

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