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G D R C    M o s a i c

Online Newsletter of the
Global Development Research Center
www.gdrc.org

July 2006
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Welcome to another edition of GDRC's Mosaic!
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THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHT: Microfinane Governance
from GDRC's Programme on Microcredit and Microfinance.

With more and more microfinance programmes being 
set up in developing coutnries to provide financial 
services to low-income households, the issue of 
good microfinance governce has emerged as a 
critical issue for programme sustainability.

Some of the key topics of governance related to 
microfinance include the enhancement of programme 
performance, creating an enabling environment for 
programme delivery, microfinance rating systems, 
moniroting and evaluation, and international 
support for governance aspects.

GDRC has been working on these and related issues . 
Resources on this topic are available at:
http://www.gdrc.org/icm/govern/govern.html

As with all sections of GDRC, contributions, comments 
and suggestions are always welcome from users and 
subscribers! Please contact GDRC's Coordinator at - 
mosaic@gdrc.org
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FOCUS ON GDRC: LEARNING LESSONS
Good Information Packaging

The value of knowledge can be realized only when 
it is disseminated and shared - and used. What 
different design formats can be used to present 
and package information? 

Over the years, GDRC has collected more than 160 
such formats. Some focus on the format of presentation, 
and some on the content of the message. Some use 
graphics to deliver the message, some use text. 
Some present the message in listed points or in 
summary/abstract format, some in descriptive/verbose 
format. Some formats are temporal, short-term or long-
term, others atemporal. Some formats are specificaly 
developed for online dissemination environments, 
others offline - still others are appropriate for 
both environments.

Depending on the message that is to be delivered, the 
medium used, the target audience, the dissemination 
process etc. the actual format used will vary. See 
the following URL for a full list of the formats.

http://www.gdrc.org/info-design/continuum/continuum.html

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