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October 12, 2012
WaterAid supplied 1.6 million with water, and 1.9 million with sanitation in 2011-12
WaterAid in the past year has been instrumental in providing water and sanitation services to 1.6 million and 1.9 million people in 27 countries across the globe. It is well known for implementing solar power usage for laying down piped supply of water to communities, and implementing menstrual hygiene as […]
October 12, 2012
Colombia to introduce innovative rural water and sanitation project with I-ADB help
The Inter-American Development Bank (I-ADB) will be supporting a number of pilots in Colombia which will aim to provide potable water and sustainable sanitation options to a number of very poor communities in Colombia. The end result expected from this is a large scale water and sanitation project which will […]
October 12, 2012
Global sanitation drive launched
A number of NGOs and working in the water and sanitation sector launched a global campaign in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the slogan ‘Let’s keep our promises on water and sanitation’. This campaign aims at mobilizing all the institutes, organizations and governments in the world to keep their promises of support […]
October 12, 2012
How poor water and sanitation affects Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s slums are a perfect example of what lack of sanitation is like. The Kroobay slum in Freetown, Sierra Leone has 12000 inhabitants and only about 4 public toilets which aren’t usually sanitized with detergents. Most people do not have water to wash themselves after relieving themselves, due to […]
October 12, 2012
Pakistan: Water, sanitation and hygiene for women in Sindh
According to Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN for Women, women spend more than 200 million hours a day collecting water world-over. Her statement is concurrent to the conditions in Sindh, Pakistan, where women and girls must travel as far as 7 kilometres away from their houses to collect […]
October 12, 2012
Kenya: Central Bank licenses new deposit-taking microfinance
The Central Bank of Kenya recently licensed a new MFI, Century Deposit Taking Microfinance (DTM), seventh such MFI to be licensed thus, to collect deposits from the people in an attempt to make financial services more accessible to the public. Read more here.
October 12, 2012
Jordan: Queen Rania meets with microfinance sector representatives
Queen of Jordan, a region beset with a number of developmental challenges met with the sector representatives of its microfinance sector recently to discuss the role of microfinance in helping the country progress. Read more here.
October 12, 2012
Pakistan: PMN launches Pakistan Microfinance Review 2011
PMN or Pakistan Microfinance Network recently launched the Pakistan Microfinance Review 2011 for the country’s microfinance industry. This initiative is also being supported by the UKAID, Citi Group and PPAF or the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Read more here.
October 12, 2012
LeapFrog takes 15 per cent claim in Mahindra Insurance Brokers for US$15 million
LeapFrog Investments, the for-profit equity fund that invests majorly in microfinance companies and institutions has made its second investment in India in Mahindra Insurance Brokers Limited (MIBL) an Indian brokerage firm which serves the rural populace of India. They have bought a 15 per cent equity stake through an investment […]
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