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COLLABORATION BETWEEN HARVARD KENNEDY BUSINESS SCHOOL AND FIRST MICROFINANCE BANK PAKISTAN
PROJECT REPORT
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Group Members: Submitted to:
Syedda Mariah Atiq Sir Naseer ul Haq
Mahwish Bilal Date:
Mehreen Akhter Saturday,Dec 12,09
Anila Irum
Anum Jamal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all we would like to thank Allah Almighty, by whose Grace; we were able to complete this project in time.
Secondly, we would like to thank Mr. Sheikh Naseer ul Haq who taught us with dedication throughout this semester. Through the numerous assignments she gave throughout the semester and especially this project, we have attained a lot of knowledge.
We would also like to thank the employees of First Micro Finance Bank Head Office situated in Evacuee Trust Building F-5 Islamabad, for their help in answering our questions patiently for our research.
Finally we would like to thank our parents, who have always supported us and through their efforts and prayers, we are where we are today.
May Allah grant us success in our lives and studies
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
AKDN Aga Khan Development Network
FMFB-P First Microfinance Bank – Pakistan
MFI Microfinance Institution
MFOs Microfinance Officers
SDC Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
SPR Social Performance Research
V/WO Village/Women Organization
INTRODUCTION
The First Microfinance Bank Pakistan (FMFB-P) has established a new Social Performance Research Initiative in collaboration with Harvard University, and with financial assistance from the Swiss Development