Our Scottish Government is funding Islamic Relief’s microfinance programme in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. I am personally monitoring the programme and have met a number of programme beneficiaries during my past few visits to Rawalpindi.  I am very pleased to see that Islamic Relief has introduced a new technological mechanism to take pictures and make photocopies for borrowers applying for microfinance services. For this purpose, webcams are being used to take pictures of MF borrowers

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During my holidays in Pakistan last month I visited Islamic Relief’s micro-finance projects in Ratta and Naserabad, Rawalpindi. Below is an update on one of the beneficiary of Islamic Relief. After the illness and failure of Aziza’s husband’s business, she stepped in and took control of the deteriorating socio-economic conditions of her household. Aziza’s husband used to own a factory for producing groom wear and formal dresses and supplying to various shopkeepers. Du

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