Highlights of events:

Director of USAID-Egypt visits ABA   

Workshop:
Can micro-loans help children at risk and

their families?  

Outstanding Initiative:

Official Launch of the Child   

Protection Mechanism   

Exhibition   

USAID Borrowers' Exhibition   

Success Stories:

SME Project by numbers:

Human Dimension in Helping Clients   

Toward Self-Employment Program:

Social and Economic Development   

for the   poorest   

Blossoms Program:

Work helps clients to earn income and

peace!

Individual Lending success story:

For the Sake of Clients' satisfaction   

Meetings with Clients   

Market Research in 4 governorates   

Training   

Social Performance Management (SPM)

Making MF Work Better:  

Managing for Better Performance   

Who are we?

With my best wishes and kindest regards,

Mona Taha   

Editor of AlRewad Magazine   

On behalf of  

Mr. Motaz Tabaa   

Executive Director   

Alexandria Business Association (ABA)

Small and Micro Enterprise Project

(SME) 

    AlRewad Electronic Newsletter

3^rd  issue, August 2008

Inside the issue:

Managements and Achievements:

Execute extensive Training and Marketing   

Schemes & Achieve more Outreach  

By: Motaz Tabaa  

ABA'S Information Systems Sector

By: Eng. Florette Makram  

Executive Director Deputy 

for Information Technology and Consultancy 

Services 

Measuring of Micro Finance Institutions'

Performance Through  

Accurate Financial Statements and Reports  

By: Sherif Shoman   

Financial Manager  

Middle East Training Center (METC):  

Continue providing its Leading Technica Services   

Challenges MFIs meet:

Microfinance Industry in Egypt 

(Potentials and Future Prospects) 

By: Mohamed Zakaria, Ph.D

Environmental Context of Micro-Finance 

By: Nevine Badr El-Din 

The Most Important Challenges 

MFIs meet:           

Human and monetary Capital 

By: Ziad Al-Refai 

Microfinance: It’s Time to Focus On  

Our Clients!

By: Nora Ajajal 

Four Main Challenges 

Micro Finance Institutions Meet 

By: Hassan Farid 

Essays:

WHEN "LESS" IS "MORE" 
by: Susan Jeffers, Ph.D 

.

Dispose of obsolete legacies ... (1)
When men will be equated to women

in shouldering responsibilities?!       

By: Mona Taha
 
 

Food Crisis:

Ever-green Revolution:

Pathway to Sustainable Food Security   

By: Prof. M. S. Swaminathan   

Culture & Arts:

Promoting Dialogue between

Mediterranean Countries by Food and Music!