Boulder Institute of Microfinance

Hugh Allen (hugh@vsla.net) has worked in development since 1970, focusing for most of the last 15 years on microfinance and technology-focused market development activities. For 13 years he worked for CARE and was their Chief Technical Advisor for Small Economic Activity Development in Africa. It was during this time that he first came across the VS&L model and realised its potential. These days he works exclusively to promote its adoption by multi-sectoral development agencies and southern NGOs. He is on the faculty of Southern New Hampshire’s Microenterprise Development Institute and the Boulder Microfinance Training program and is co-facilitator of the SEEP working group on Savings-led Financial Services. He has published books with ITDG on technology related activities and savings-led financial services.