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Microloan in Malawi: pulling women out of poverty.
By: MicroloanFoundation
Posted: Oct 28 09
Witnessed: 1088 times
Regions: Malawi
Issues: Women's rights
Tags: economic justice, entrepreneurship, microcredit, microfinance, microloans, Poverty, women
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