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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02 Published : Sep 2021CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation
Poverty is a risk to harmony, which results in the dismissal of human rights. Microfinance is a tool that is famous across the world as a solution to alleviate poverty. Through this tool, lowincome households can have permanent access to a range of high-quality and affordable financial services that are offered by a range of retail providers. Community-based organizations, commonly known as "CBO", play a vital role in providing microfinance to the needy group of people, which determined the relationship between microfinance and poverty alleviation. This research presents a comparative study between Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation microfinance models for providing housing finance to low-income groups. A qualitative approach has been applied to determine the relationship between microfinance and poverty alleviation. In-depth interviews are conducted with working staff and borrowers of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation (microfinance organizations). The research concludes that both organizations strive to alleviate poverty and to enhance the living standard of low-income people through mutual support in the system. The study also suggests that these organizations should need to emphasize more on the diversified needs of the poor people and must aim to serve the most extremely poor strata of the population.
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(1) Muhammad Salman
School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Sana Malik
School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Fariha Tariq
School of Architecture & Planning, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Salman, M., Malik, S., & Tariq, F. (2021). CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation. Global Social Sciences Review, VI(III), 9-18. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02
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CHICAGO : Salman, Muhammad, Sana Malik, and Fariha Tariq. 2021. "CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation." Global Social Sciences Review, VI (III): 9-18 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02
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HARVARD : SALMAN, M., MALIK, S. & TARIQ, F. 2021. CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation. Global Social Sciences Review, VI, 9-18.
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MHRA : Salman, Muhammad, Sana Malik, and Fariha Tariq. 2021. "CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation." Global Social Sciences Review, VI: 9-18
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MLA : Salman, Muhammad, Sana Malik, and Fariha Tariq. "CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation." Global Social Sciences Review, VI.III (2021): 9-18 Print.
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OXFORD : Salman, Muhammad, Malik, Sana, and Tariq, Fariha (2021), "CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation", Global Social Sciences Review, VI (III), 9-18
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TURABIAN : Salman, Muhammad, Sana Malik, and Fariha Tariq. "CBO Based Microfinancing in Pakistan: Comparative Analysis of Akhuwat Foundation and Kashf Foundation." Global Social Sciences Review VI, no. III (2021): 9-18. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2021(VI-III).02