Turkish Women’s International Network helped make a groundbreaking connection between Kiva.org and MAYA, the microcredit subsidiary of the Foundation for the Support of Women’s Work (FSWW), making MAYA the first local partner in Turkey!
“When I attended TEDGlobal last year, I met one of the co-founders of Kiva.org and quickly realized that Kiva.org did not have a local partner in Turkey. Our team saw this as an opportunity to empower Turkish women who want to run their own businesses and to support the local economy.” said Melek Pulatkonak, Founder and Curator of the TurkishWIN. Read the full article here.
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