This note provides a summary of how theBank established an eight-part distance learning series fordialogue with South American micro-financing institutions(MFIs). The objectives of the dialogues were to: (1)highlight the Bank's ability to mobilize internationaltechnical expertise in microfinance; (2) strengthen MFIs bydisseminating new knowledge and technological bestpractices; (3) promote the sharing of experiences andlessons learned; and (4) promote greater ties among the MFIsin the region. The events became an ongoing forum to providetechnical assistance to microfinance networks in Bolivia,Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.