OIC to Hold Workshop on Family Bank Concept in G5 African Sahel Countries

The GeneralSecretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold aworkshop here to promote the concept of family bank in G5 African SahelCountries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Niger, Mauritania and Mali). The two dayworkshop will be held in partnership with the Islamic Chamber of Commerce andIndustry and Agriculture (ICCIA) during the period of 19-20 January 2020.

The workshopcomes in the framework of implementing the resolution issued by 7th MinisterialConference on the Role of Women, which was approved by the 47th session ofCouncil of Foreign Ministers of OIC.

The workshopaims to support efforts of G5 African Sahel Countries in terms of empoweringwomen entrepreneurs to alleviate sufferings of the people in these societies.

The mainobjectives of the workshop include introducing the concept of family bank thatwas established by Sudan Microfinance unit, exchanging experiences onmicrofinance expertise and present cases of microfinance in member countries ofOIC.

Participantsin the workshop will include experts from family banks in Sudan, affiliatedinstitutions to OIC, such as the Islamic Development Bank and the IslamicSolidarity Fund and experts from different organizations.