News and Events
Roshaneh Zafar, Founder and Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Was Awarded A Doctorate For General Merit From The University Of Antwerp
Roshaneh Zafar was honored with an honorary Ph.D. from the University of Antwerp in 2023, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the establishment of a poverty-free and gender-equitable society. Zafar's groundbreaking...
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Kashf Foundation and InfraZamin Pakistan Launch Pakistan’s First Gender Bond
Kashf Foundation, a licensed microfinance institution, and InfraZamin Pakistan, a licensed NBFI and credit guarantee provider, have entered into an agreement to introduce Pakistan's inaugural "Gender Bond" to institutional investors....
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Conference on Gender, Inequality and Microfinance
Organized by Saida Waheed Gender Initiative at LUMS, Mahbub Ul Haq Resource Center at LUMS, and Kashf Foundation Wednesday, 30th March 2021: Kashf Foundation with Saida Waheed Gender Initiative (SWGI) and...
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EMGA completes US$25M capital raise for Kashf Foundation with financing from CDC and Finnfund
"EMGA has successfully secured new foreign financing from two organizations that will allow us to deliver on our stated mission, including the provision of quality and cost-effective microfinance services to...
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CDC and Finnfund invest in microfinance pioneer to drive women entrepreneurship in Pakistan
CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor and Finnfund, the Finnish development financier and impact investor, have provided a US$25 million senior unsecured loan facility to Kashf Foundation, one...
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Kashf won the COVID-19 Action Award at the UN Women Asia Pacific’s Women’s Empowerment Principles Awards -2020
Kashf Foundation earned the recognition of being the only Pakistani organization to be honored at the recently held first edition of Asia-Pacific Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Award hosted by UN...
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Kashf Flood Rehabilitation Program
At the end of 2022, unprecedented floods ravaged Pakistan leaving 1/3 of Pakistan underwater. Thirty million people were displaced and 600,000 people were pushed into relief camps. Many of the...
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Kashf Foundation and UNDP Pakistan Partner to Train and Mentor 8,000 Youth on Entrepreneurship
9 January 2019, Lahore — UNDP Pakistan and Kashf Foundation have partnered to train and mentor 8,000 young men and women in entrepreneurship skills in targeted areas of Sindh and...
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Kashf Foundation and Uber Pakistan join hands to train driver partners on social norms
On 20th May, 2018 Kashf Foundation and Uber Pakistan, the global smartphone app that seamlessly connects riders to drivers teamed up in a bid to educate drivers on how to...
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FMO Signing Ceremony between Kashf Foundation and Dutch Development Bank
On 22nd January 2018, the founder and Managing Director of Kashf Foundation, Roshaneh Zafar signed a contract, acquiring USD 5 million from FMO N.V, Dutch Development Bank, with Ambassador of...
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