11th, August 2008

Ujjivan has become the newest member of the Women’s World Bank Network

Women’s World Banking was established in 1979 to be a voice and change agent for poor women entrepreneurs. WWB goal is to build a network of strong financial institutions around the world and ensure that the rapidly changing field of microfinance focuses on women as clients, innovators and leaders.

Network leaders share WWB's belief that when given access to credit and other financial services, low-income women are resourceful, dynamic and bankable economic agents whose work vastly benefits their local communities and economies. Member organizations encourage women's leadership at all organizational levels and women's participation in decision making and policy change. The WWB Network is also guided by the principle of mutual accountability; both network members and the WWB Global Team are mutually accountable for performance and impact.

The Women's World Banking network is a unique mix of leading microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks that satisfy the stringent performance standards of WWB and are highly committed to the financial empowerment of low-income women entrepreneurs and their families. Ujjivan has collaborated with WWB to launch the Individual Lending Program.

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