TEDxKarachi - Roshaneh Zafar - Kashf Foundation

Roshaneh Zafar is the Founder and Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Chair of Kashf Holdings and Founder of the Kashf Microfinance Bank Limited. The Foundation is the third largest MFI in Pakistan and since inception has cumulatively disbursed loans to over one million female clients. Ms. Zafar has been recognized on many forum for her contribution to female economic empowerment and has been the recipient of the Tamgha i Imtiaz (2005), one of Pakistan's highest civilian awards, the One Woman Initiative Award (2009) from the US State Department, and the Leadership Award for Economic Empowerment (2010) by Vital Voices. Ms. Zafar holds a Bachelors degree from the Wharton Business School and a Masters degree from Yale University.

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News & Politics

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• TEDxKarachi
• TEDx
• Pakistan
• Karachi
• Kashf
• Kashf Foundation
• 2010
• microfinance
• finance
• women
• leadership
• discussion

[hashpuppy101]

to the people of pakistan:long live your spirit.may your light shine.love from india.

[roxhana2]

i pray she will remain successful in her beautiful work.. and i also hope that she will join politics in pakistan. if i were a pakistani and she's running for the president, i will surely vote for her. this is the right person who can transform Pakistan.

[Cateyeze]

a self praising .....

i wonder if she would explain the audience why microfinance banks charge enormously high rates of interest from the people who have nothing ................

[alihammadshahX]

@zenda40 Because there are no balls in the kitchen.

[zenda40]

why cant the women throw properly?

[hashpuppy101]

@isfand89 :im not sure if i read your initial comment in full. now get it. sorry about that.

[isfand89]

@hashpuppy101 Why? any doubt on that? India is the biggest one,then Pakistan and then Bangladesh

[hashpuppy101]

@isfand89 : what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[QAIZRANI]

Good on you:-)

[wingstech1]

Wow awesome... the lady is doing a great work.. i wish her success for she's doing....