"One Woman Initiative" Announces First Grants to Women's Organizations in Five Nations
Year-Old USAID/State Department/Private Sector Initiative Unveils Initial Aid to Local Groups; Chair Carly Fiorina, USAID’s Lisa Chiles and CAFAmerica’s Saxon-Harrold Report on Progress.
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* In Pakistan, with a grant of $100,256 the Kashf Foundation plans to step into the rural microfinance market in Pakistan with a purely women-centric approach. Kashf will launch a rural microfinance program developing activities such as agriculture and livestock-related products, crop insurance, and a mobile microfinance service.
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