MICROCAPITAL STORY: UNDP (United Nations Development Program) holds National Microfinance Forum in Sierra Leone

A forum took place from May 22nd to May 23rd, in Freetown, Sierra Leone, at the Kimbima Hotel. Organizations involved include KFW, a German Microfinance Institution (MFI), UNCDF (United Nations Capital Development Fund), Cordaid (Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid), and the Government of Sierra Leone.

The forum met to evaluate the microfinance project ‘Development of Sustainable Pro-Poor Financial Sector in Sierra Leone 2004-2009,’ which aims to aid with the Millennium Development goals by “increasing sustainable access to financial services for poor and low-income people in Sierra Leone. The program will contribute to this goal by developing a competitive and sustainable inclusive financial sector that provides access to financial services to poor and low-income people in general and micro and small businesses in particular.” For further information and details, refer to the UNCDF’s Document on the project.

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