Hi Benoit -
I'll follow up with you off-list to get some details on your organization. I
don't have a specific solution for you right now, although there may be others
in the community that are interested in working in Burkina Faso. Any
Specialists out there in West Africa?
Cheers,
-george
On Jun 8, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Benoit Bouchard wrote:
>
>
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2011 16:03:44 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Mifos-developer] Mifos in Africa: the next chapter
>
> Hello George,
>
> I would like to know more about possibility of using Mifos in Africa;
> I am just returning from Burkina Faso and there is a neede for it,,, french
> version; My first language is French but English is ok
> for me
>
> Best regards
>
> Benoit
>
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 20:37:27 +0000
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: [Mifos-developer] Mifos in Africa: the next chapter
>
> Hi everyone -
>
> For those of you who don't know me (and that's probably a lot of you), I was
> previously the Executive Director, Technology for Microfinance, at Grameen
> Foundation. In that role, I led the Mifos team for the last five years. As
> Emily described in her email last week, Grameen Foundation will be exiting
> their activities related to Mifos and as part of that transition, I left
> Grameen Foundation at the end of May.
>
> The work of both the Mifos team at Grameen Foundation and the global Mifos
> community - software developers, microfinance institutions, service
> providers, and others - have created a strong platform for the delivery of
> financial services for the poor. I believe that Mifos can continue to have
> significant positive impact, both for microfinance institutions and as a
> platform for new applications and services.
>
> The global community around Mifos is key to the future of Mifos - no single
> organization will be able to sustain and drive Mifos on its own. This
> includes everyone in the community, from MFIs to service providers to
> software developers, and will require one or more organizations to take a
> leadership role in the community.
>
> For the next few months, I will be exploring options and opportunities for
> the creation of a new, independent organization based in sub-Saharan Africa
> to continue work on Mifos as part of the Mifos open source community. The
> goals for this organization would be:
> to provide leadership to the open source community around Mifos, ensuring
> that the platform continues to evolve and that service providers and others
> can provide strong support to microfinance institutions using Mifos
> to ensure that microfinance institutions can continue to use Mifos
> to explore new business opportunities - new applications, etc. - based on
> Mifos
> to leverage Mifos to strengthen the overall software development industry in
> Africa
>
> This might take any of a number of different forms, from a for-profit company
> to a university partnership, and anything in between. No options are off the
> table.
>
> As part of this exploration, I'd like to speak with as many people in the
> Mifos community as possible - both within Africa and elsewhere - to get your
> perspectives, ideas, and support flowing in a way that strengthens the
> community. I'd like to see conversations and discussions starting on the
> mailing lists, and also look forward to meeting some of you in person. I'll
> be blogging many of the discussions and/or tweeting
> (www.georgeconard.com/blog and @GeorgeConard) to keep the discussion flowing
> in the open.
>
> Please don't hesitate to bring your ideas - wild and crazy ideas welcome! Ed
> Cable, Mifos' community manager at Grameen Foundation, has shared many of his
> ideas in the past (Ed - want to shoot some of those around?) and I know that
> there are a lot of people out in the community who don't always show up on
> the mailing lists. You can always contact me directly by email as well (see
> contact details below). Raise your hand - virtually, here or in email - if
> you'd like to help.
>
> Here are a couple of initial questions to get things started:
> - as community members, where do you want to see the Mifos platform go next?
> - how can we strengthen the Mifos community?
> - what can you do to help strengthen and support the Mifos community in the
> months and years ahead?
>
> I believe deeply in the power of software to create empowerment and
> opportunity for the world's poor, and in the potential of Mifos to continue
> on the path we've started. Together we can build a long, vibrant life for
> Mifos. I look forward to working with all of you!
>
> Cheers,
> -george
>
> George Conard
> US: +1 206 778 7429
> Ghana: +233 (0) 54 975 4222
> [email protected]
> www.georgeconard.com/blog
> @GeorgeConard
>
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