From 19-21 September 2012, the Convergences 2015 world Forum for the Millennium Development Goals will be on in Paris – a major event for all professionals interested in discussing innovative solutions to alleviate poverty in Europe and around the world!
The Forum will bring together 3,000 experts and international policy makers to reflect on the social and environmental challenges facing the world today.
Check out the updated programme for the Convergences 2015 world Forum. On the menu:
2 professional days at the Palais Brongniart (September 19-20)
● 50 lectures, round tables and workshops concerning issues raised by professionals from the sector
● A networking area and a Professional Marketplace with over 100 stands to foster exchanges and partnerships between actors involved in international solidarity, social entrepreneurship, the social- and solidarity-based economy, microfinance, corporate businesses, public institutions, universities and the media
A Great Debates Day at Paris City Hall (September 21)
● Debates with Le Monde newspaper and prestigious panelists
● Convergences 2015 Awards Ceremony
● Launching of the 2nd edition of the Barometer of Social Entrepreneurship and other publications (3rd edition of the Barometer of Microfinance, etc.)
Register online to join the social entrepreneurs, microcredit actors, aid workers, academics and journalists who are working to alleviate poverty today!





IDE: to create income opportunities for poor rural households
Project Why: to create a model of education for for children in India




