Summary: “The micro-credit programmes covered in this review represent an interesting diversity of methods and practices. Micro-financing in Afghanistan is presently being undertaken in cash (local Afs, Pak Rs and USD), in kind (e.g. raw materials) and through commodity exchange (wheat). Different community-based (Shura) models have been adopted to facilitate the process of implementation. These programmes target not just the poor most. But returning refugees (returnees). Widows and orphans, and the disabled, resulting…”—(page 1).
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Economic assistance – Afghanistan. Economic development – Afghanistan. Community development – Afghanistan. Microfinance – Afghanistan. Rural development – Afghanistan. Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan.