Damen Support Programme
Sharafat Iqbal is an experienced professional in microfinance and team management, currently serving as Branch Manager for Damen Support Programme since October 2021. Prior to this role, Sharafat held branch management positions at ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited and served as a Credit Officer at FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. A solid foundation in loan operations was established as a Loan Officer at Damen Support Programme (Official) and as a Credit Officer at ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited. Earlier career experience includes roles as Time Keeper at Namkwang International in Angola and Store Keeper at Abdullah Sugar Mill. Sharafat holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and Media Studies from Allama Iqbal Open University, with prior education in the fine arts from BISE Lahore.
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Damen Support Programme
The roots of the Damen Support Programme lie in a non-profit organization (NGO) – Development Action for Mobilization and Emancipation (DAMEN) – set up in 1992, under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860. DAMEN started its operations with the aim of working for alternative development at the grass-root level in Pakistan. DAMEN initially started by focusing on the role and development of women & children in local communities; The programs being run were: Home School Education Program Industrial Home for Women Entrepreneurship Development Program In 1996 DAMEN initiated the microcredit program, to help women foster economic activities in their communities. In 2014, DAMEN transformed its Micro Finance Program into a separate legal entity by the name of the Damen Support Programme (DSP). This step was taken to concentrate on DAMEN's economic sector initiatives, increase focus on financial inclusion, improve transparency, and strengthen access to commercial funds, donors, and investors. DSP is a Non-Banking Microfinance Company, registered under section 42 of the Companies Act 2017, with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). DSP concentrates on the social and economic uplift of communities, with an exclusive focus on the empowerment of women from marginalized communities. Vision: Sustainable development through financial inclusion. Mission: Taking measures for social and economic uplift of the marginalized, with focus on women, to enhance their economic prosperity & self-reliance through financial inclusion & capacity building.