Largest
ever ECLOF workshop
Organisers of the African Regional Workshop, held in
Harare, Zimbabwe 29 July to 3 August 2001, could not
accommodate all those who wished to attend. Even so,
with 73 people present, including three NEC members
from Bolivia, Dominican Republic and the Philippines,
this was the largest ECLOF workshop ever held.A packed
agenda went with the crowded room.
How
to succeed at micro finance
Petronella
Chigara outlines challenges faced by micro finance practitioners
in Africa, and suggests ways to ensure micro finance
is a vehicle for national development.
The
2001 ECLOF board meeting took place on 22 and 23 November.
It was preceded by a half-day seminar for new board
members, and followed by a half-day seminar on “HIV/AIDS
and Micro Finance”.
Zimbabwe
National Association of Cornershops (ZNAC)
ZNAC is a national association founded by
and comprised of small and micro scale entrepreneurs.
Some of its aims are to:
- promote
and represent the interests of tuck shop
operators;
- assist
members with loans/credit facilities;
- provide
education on how to run businesses;
- assist
members in the operation of their businesses,
including securing work places for their
tuck shops, sourcing raw material and other
identified inputs in bulk;
- protect
members from harassment or any form of threat
that hinders the progress of business;
- give
members a united voice in business.
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