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TIAW COMMITMENT EXCEEDS $20,000 FOR LONG-TERM MICROENTERPRISE FUND FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS
We would like to thank and recognize everyone who has contributed to our special Microenterprise Fund for women in areas devastated by the December 2005 tsunami disaster.TIAW has received commitments exceeding $20,000 to address the long-term economic needs of women in these areas by helping to set up Village Banks where they can get microcredit to fund their businesses.
Thank you to the following TIAW Associations who have contributed to this fund: The Colorado Alliance of Professional Women, The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), PrimeTime Business and Professional Women’s Association of Singapore, members of Executive Women in Government, members of the Financial Women’s Association of New York and TIAW members at large.
TIAW’s Microenterprise Development Program, founded in 2000, provides access to credit for women in poverty around the world. We have partnerships with Microfinance Institutions in some of the areas hardest hit by the tsunami disaster including Thailand and India.
We still need your help. You can donate to TIAW’sMicroenterprise Fund for the tsunami region by sending a check to Maxine Westaway, Executive Director, TIAW World Headquarters, 48 Coledale Road, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R7W9 (make checks payable to TIAW and note that they are for the Microenterprise Fund for the Tsunami Region). Or you can make a donation online click here
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