Kompanion wins 5th European Microfinance Award

Kompanion wins 5th European Microfinance Award

Kyrgyzstan05On 13 November 2014, Kompanion Financial Group won the 5th European Microfinance Award for its commitment to microfinance and environmental sustainability. Kompanion, a MFI active in Kyrgyzstan, was rewarded for its Pasture Land Management Training Initiative. The organisation provides loans linked to a training program for livestock farmers on grazing land management and preservation. The winner has received a EUR 100,000 prize from the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs – Directorate for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs for its outstanding contribution to environment protection.

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