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Stay Informed There are numerous ways to stay up to date on RHATF. Subscribe to the Blog for expert opinions and insider perspectives on advancement of health & education in Eastern Africa. Join the RHATF community on FB,TW,YT to learn about health & education-related events in the Eastern African, remain informed of RHATF-related news, and share your opinions about microfinance. Supporters We are actively looking for funders interested in offering financial and institutional support to: Fundamental  access of poor households to health & education in Eastern Africa through empirical research & interventionist interventions that are bold,innovative,within reach & dynamically positioned with community involvement. Community participation in the results through public actions, knowledge sharing platforms and the creation of decision-making frameworks for policy makers. Supporters can make a donation through Innovations for Poverty Action, a consortium of RHATF partner members,an organization that applies rigorous  techniques to uncover and promote the most effective approaches to addressing policy and poverty problems around the world.  Donations to IPA, which are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, will support affordable healthcare access,educational centres of excellence & research and on how financial services can better meet the needs of poor households. Please contact Luvaha Charles Luvaga Luvluvaha@gmail.com  for more information. Gifts towards $100,000 Together in Action (TIA)Fund Thank you! Together, we put the “giving” back to teamwork. Thanks to your gift donations challenge, we should & look forward to securing $100,000 by May 2012 to put toward feeding hungry families &  protecting vulnerable children in devastated communities in Eastern Africa. Our lifesaving work is not possible without you. Please accept our appeal on behalf of urgent humanitarian assistance to the most afflicted in Somalia & South Sudan, and extend an invitation to you to joining us in one of our teams. Finance Partners We are looking for financial service providers that would like to partner with us to conduct rigorous randomized controlled microfnance trials and answer key demands in microfinance. This requires that institutions meet the following criteria: Partner understands the research method and is prepared to ensure a satisfactory project. Project is large enough in scale to have adequate statistical power. Project is of central importance to the overall project – we really care about microfinance. Project is manageable and, to the extent possible, builds on existing capacity. Partner is operating in Financial Access Initiative strategic countries. Partner must be seeking to answer key questions around demand, impact and regulation and willing to agree to the standards or randomized controlled trials and are able to fund their own operational implementation of the microcreditresearch. Please contact Luvaha Charles Luvaga Luvluvaha@gmail.com  for more information. Student Network Members The RHATF Initiative seeks students in Master Programs at Universities around the world who are actively interested in microfinance and willing to put the knowledge they are gaining in the classroom at work to help open financial access for poor households around the world. RHATF  can provide your student group with key educational, experiential (hands-on), and employment opportunities. Education Access to RHATF’s cutting-edge data and research Assistance securing high-profile guest speakers and arranging agendas for events A platform for students interested in institutionalizing microfinance curriculum in their universities to share resources and ideas Experience Guidance on how to start up a successful microfinance organization Opportunities as research assistants with RHATF and its partner organizations Consulting opportunities for student groups looking for action projects Publication opportunities on RHATF’s website and newsletter Employment Assistance organizing professional development workshops Access to job postings from RHATF`s partner organizations For information on how to start a local Microfinance Club:  “Guide to Starting a Microfinance Club”  Please contact Luvaha Charles Luvaga Luvluvaha@gmail.com  for more information. Volunteers and Interns We are looking for volunteers and interns with a wide range of skills and expertise and a commitment to community development in many of the laggard sectors in Africa. If you are interested in volunteering or in an internship US9400 p.a. fee applies payable to RHATF(includes Village tours in Kenya,shareable free housing,communal meals and car services:offer for discount five day & liveabroad trips to Kenya to take you  to visit  villages and surrounding areas and get a better feel for what you might want.).Please contact Luvaha Charles Luvaga Luvluvaha@gmail.com .