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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear colleagues of microfinance, <br>
&nbsp; <br>
MICRA is please to announce the 2<sup>nd</sup> upcoming Academy for
Microfinance Development in Asia (AMIDA) April 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Microfinance Innovation
Center for Resources and Alternatives (MICRA), an Indonesian institution
founded by Mercy Corps, with the mission to build the institutional strength
and outreach of the Indonesian microfinance sector by providing a full range of
high-quality, best-practice technical support services to industry
stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Following the success
of the first AMiDA that was held on March 2008 in Bali, AMiDA tend to
strengthen its existence to be the leading microfinance academy in Asia with an
international standards and best practices applicable to the Asian / Pacific
market. Adapting from the world leading academies providing continued
international intensive training programs to microfinance practitioners and
policy makers with focus more on technical issues. AMIDA also provide an
exposure to Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) for a real life observation of
Indonesia's MFI practices. New topics relevant to the current challenge of
microfinance industry will be covered at AMiDA, such as Housing micro finance product
development, Remittances, micro insurance, Islamic Banking and many others.
Both International and national faculty in Microfinance will facilitate the
trainings at AMiDA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Attached
is the brochure of AMiDA and should you need further information about AMiDA
and would like to register, please contact <a href="mailto:AMiDA@micra-indo.org">AMiDA@micra-indo.org</a>&nbsp;
or you may visit the following website at <a
href="http://www.micra-indo.org/amida">www.micra-indo.org/amida</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We look forward to your participation in
AMIDA 2009!<br>
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best
regards, <br>
&nbsp; <br>
Ikatri Meynar Sihombing <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Executive
Director <br>
MICRA (Microfinance Innovation Center for Resources &amp; Alternatives) <br>
3rd Floor, Graha STR<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=ES style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jl. Ampera Raya No. 11-B Ragunan,
Pasar Minggu<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Jakarta Selatan 12550, Indonesia<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>P. +62 -21-781-8142,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>F. +62 -21-781-8087<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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