October 2005


Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty

Small Fortunes is a one-hour documentary describing the impact that microcredit is having throughout the world through the stories of twelve microentrepreneurs living in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Peru, The Philippines, and the United States. Microcredit luminaries and experts describe how microcredit is a powerful tool in fighting poverty and they provide insights into the issues confronting the microcredit movement.  more

Action Groups

Many have recently asked how they can get involved with microcredit efforts worldwide. Getting involved in this industry can be a bit daunting. With over two thousand organizations and over 50 million clients involved in microcredit, individuals and families are asking questions such as, "What organization should I choose?" or "How do I know my donations will make a difference?"   more

Internship Fair

CESR will be hosting the 2nd Annual Internship Fair on Thursday November 17, 2005. This event will provide an opportunity for partner organizations to recruit interns and learn more about the internship program possibilities, while giving students the opportunity to network with CESR partners. The Fair includes the following...  more

Microfranchise Development Initiative

The BYU Center for Economic Self-Reliance’s MicroFranchise Development Initiative (MFDI) was created nearly 10 months ago to develop the concept of MicroFranchising as an economic-development tool. Since then, the Initiative has accelerated through the implementation of several programs. The first-ever MicroFranchise Learning Lab (LL) brought together researchers, practitioners, and sponsors. Also, MFDI has started...  more

Economic Self-Reliance Student Association

New this year to the BYU campus is the Economic Self-Reliance Student Association (ESRSA), a club for students that works closely with the Center for Economic Self-Reliance (CESR). ESRSA's goal is to provide students with knowledge and opportunities that will help them become effective instruments in the global fight against poverty and improvidence. Another goal is to provide students with networks to individuals and organizations, local as well as global, who have experience in the field.   more

2006 ESR Conference

The Annual ESR Conference will be held Thursday and Friday, March 9-10, 2006. Registration and Conference details will be available in November.  more