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Kashf Foundation (Urdu: کشف فاؤنڈیشن) is a non-profit organization, founded by Roshaneh Zafar in 1996. [1] Kashf is regarded as the first microfinance institution (MFI) of Pakistan that uses village banking methodology in microcredit to alleviate poverty by providing affordable financial and non-financial services to low income households - particularly for women, to build their ...
Roshaneh Zafar (Urdu: روشانے ظفر) is a Pakistani development activist, working in the field of women's economic empowerment.She created the first specialised microfinance organisation in Pakistan, the Kashf Foundation, in 1996 which has served over 5 million women entrepreneurs across Pakistan and continues to pave the path for women's economic empowerment through its holistic ...
After establishing himself, Rahman served as a head or partner of several technology firms in Pakistan, including as a member of the board of directors at Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited (2010-2012), [22] and of the Pakistan Advisory Board at Acumen Fund (2010-2013). [23]
She joined the Kashf Foundation as a founding team member in April 1997, and created a non-profit, micro-finance and wealth management organization. [11] The foundation is the first Micro Finance Institution (MFI) in Pakistan. [12] [13] She served the Kashf Foundation for 8 years as the COO and then 2 years as the CEO of the organization.
Mary Ellen Iskenderian is president and CEO of Women's World Banking, the world's largest network of microfinance institutions and banks. [1] She is also a board member of the Hewlett Foundation. [2] She has written columns in Forbes magazine and The Wall Street Journal [3] and is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review blog. [4]
Citi Bank N.A (CitiBank N.A Pakistan) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC Pakistan) Bank of China [3] (Bank of China Pakistan Branch) The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (HSBC Bank Pakistan) The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG Bank Pakistan) Saudi National Bank (Samba Financial Group|Samba Bank (Pakistan) Limited)
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In their non-fiction book Half the Sky, Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn highlight Kiva's work along with that of some field partner organizations, such as the Kashf Foundation in Pakistan. Kristof and WuDunn noted the risky nature of microloans as a path out of poverty, but endorsed Kiva and similar microfinance efforts, writing that ...