Seeking other peaks to climb
The search was on for another institutional home. In 2005, the “Boulder” MFT as it had become affectionately known, moved to Turin, Italy. Another city known for its mountain vistas and this time, also for its long history of café culture and lively discussion, had become the MFT’s host.
From 1995 until now, every summer more than 50 of the most noted leaders in the field of microfinance come together. Boulder MFT offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn about cutting edge issues, core principles, and the latest techniques for providing access to financial services for the world’s poor.
The majority of participants are in the front lines, working directly to provide financial services to low-income families in developing countries. Others come from central banks or donor agencies, and come to debate ideas directly with practitioners engaged in best practice microfinance.
Transformation and the Boulder Institute
Graduates of Boulder MFT have often gone on to become leaders of groundbreaking, world-class initiatives. Many would point to their time in a Boulder program as a critical moment in their professional path, a time when they obtained insights, made key contacts and had their instincts reaffirmed.
Boulder MFT is a unique opportunity to shape participants’ thinking around the issues they face back home, in the company of peers who are facing the same challenges, in widely varying conditions, and supported by a faculty with unrivaled global experience.
The spirit of transformation that has become synonymous with the Boulder MFT should be more than an annual event. The Boulder Institute was founded in order to extend this spirit into a broader range of year-round programs.
The Boulder Institute was registered as a non-profit organization (501-c) in the state of Colorado in 2004.
Submitted by jennifer on Thu, 2006-05-04 13:21.
