High Water Women, a New York based philanthropic group comprised of wealthy female executives, raised $800,000 on January 18th by organizing a casino night for hedge fund managers and Wall Street investors. This was High Water Women’s second annual casino night and the goal of the evening was to “promote the economic empowerment of underserved women in New York City and around the globe.”
Three microfinance organizations, ACCION International, the Grameen Foundation, and Women for Women International, were named as primary beneficiaries of the Casino Night event. ACCION international and the Grameen Foundation are both non-profit organizations that support and network with microlenders or microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world. Women for Women International provides support to women in war torn regions of the world through credit, loans, and a range of other services.
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