MENA Microfinance initiative mainly for women but also open to men
July 2010 Blog Posts (2)
Gathering ideas
I’m struggling to think of when, in my working life as a financial journalist here in Dubai, I’ve come across a locally-based micro finance initiative. There is a women's weaving project sponsored by the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development which sold its handicrafts at the Abu Dhabi…
ContinueAdded by Victoria Robson on July 25, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Dealing with local sensitivities
The trip to Fujairah today was a little disheartening. We had a few issues on the road, reached later than expected and found out that the local charity located in Dibba, Fujairah rather than the main city of Fujairah, closed its doors at 1.30 pm without exception. We therefore could not meet the lady who was the director and it would not be possible to reschedule to meet her the same day although we were travelling from Dubai for the purpose.
Manal, Amna and myself were…
ContinueAdded by Geetha Balvannanathan on July 5, 2010 at 10:04pm — No Comments
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