 Over the last ten years, we have together accumulated a great deal of experience. We are wholly convinced that: Low-income women entrepreneurs and producers are the economic actors. Governments, financial institutions, NGOs and funders have important roles. Banking on low income women entrepreneurs is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do – as an effective means to alleviate poverty, encourage entrepreneurship and reach an emerging growth market.
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Opening by His Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H., M.P., President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of The Republic of Kenya; Key Remarks by Her Royal Highness, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Conference to Generate Next Steps for African Leaders and International, Regional, and Local Institutions Dedicated to Microfinance and Women's Empowerment in Africa, New York, NY, USA and Nairobi, Kenya, May 26, 2009 - Women's World Banking (WWB) and the Africa Microfinance Action Forum (AMAF) will host "Diagnostic to Action: Microfinance in Africa," a multi-stakeholder conference on June 4, 2009 at the United Nations offices in Nairobi, Kenya on the state of the microfinance sector and its future in Africa.
The Queen of Spain, Dona Sofia, receives Dr. Jennifer Riria, the CEO of Kenya Women Finance Trust at Zarzuela palace where she paid her a courtesy call.