 | Microentrepreneurship awards 2006 of Citigroup launched
31 May, 2006
The Citigroup Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Citigroup, will award microentrepreneurs and microfinance institutions in five categories for their outstanding performances in Bangladesh.
The 2006 awards will be presented in five categories -- the Best Innovative Micro-Business of the Year, Best Woman Micro-Entrepreneur of the Year, Best Micro-Entrepreneur of the Year, Best Micro-Finance Institute of the Year, and Best Programme for the Hardcore Poor.
The winner of the each category will receive $4,000 in prize money.
Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, chairperson of the Advisory Council for the Citigroup Microentrepreneurship Awards, yesterday announced the schedule at a press conference at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in the capital.
The Daily Star, the Prothom Alo, Channel i and Dhaka Sheraton Hotel have joined the programme as partner organisations.
The objective of the award, which was launched in 2005, is to recognise and honour the leadership, entrepreneurial skills and best practices of individual microentrepreneurs in Bangladesh, organisers said.
Release link:http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/05/31/d60531050255.htm
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