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IDW Brown Bag Lunch Series – “UPEI Faculty Makes a Difference”

Event Date:
Monday, February 2, 2015, 11:30 am
Room:
Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building
Join Dr. Carolyn Peach Brown and Dr. Donald Wagner for two presentations as a part of UPEI's International Development Week on Monday, February 2 at 11:30 am in the Faculty Lounge, SDU Main Building. Dr. Brown's presentation, entitled “Forests, People and Development in Cameroon,” will begin a discussion about the role of local institutions and community forest management in the Congo Basin forest of Cameroon. Dr. Wagner's presentation, entitled “Microfinance in Uganda and South Africa,” will explore how microfinance is used as an economic development tool in Uganda and South Africa. The presentation will look both at some of the successes and challenges. Light refreshments will be provided, and a door prize will be given out to one lucky attendee!