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Microfinance Programs Help Poorest of the Poor

Posted on October 17, 2007 by sarahimmenschuh

At the parallel session, “Creating and Enhancing Assets of the Rural Poor,” Fazle Abed, founder and chairperson, BRAC, Bangladesh highlighted his 30 years of experience with microfinance programs. BRAC was started with a $30,000 USD grant, and funding has expanded as the programs have had great success. As the conference is [...]

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