In April 2008, the Academy for Microfinance Development in Indonesia (AMiDA) invited SEDPI’s president, Mr. Mariel Vincent Rapisura, to be part of the first faculty to deliver trainings in AMiDA. Mr. Rapisura delivered a training on entitled: “The New Frontier: Linking Microfinance and Remittances.” The participants evaluated the delivery of Mr. Rapisura at 4.78 from a possible high score of 5.00.
The Microfinance Innovation Center for Resources and Alternatives (MICRA) hosted AMiDA. MICRA is an INdonesian foundation focused solely on the development of the microfinance industry. Mercy Corps founded MICRA in early 2006 to institutionalize and expand its work over the past six years in microfinance throughout Indonesia. Three of SEDPI’s staff were participants in AMiDA.