Lift Above Poverty Organization
- Lift Above Poverty Organization
LAPO is a Microfinance institution (MFI) dedicated to self employment through microfinance. LAPO started its activities in 1987 and was formally incorporated as a nonprofit nongovernmental organization (NGO) in 1993. In Nigeria, LAPO has partnered with the Grameen Bank. LAPO is financed primarily by EED Germany, USAID, and The Grameen Foundation.
External links
* [http://www.lapo-ng.org/ LAPO's home page]
* [http://www.grameenfoundation.org/where_we_work/sub_saharan_africa/nigeria/lapo/ LAPO's profile at Grameen Bank]
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