SUPPORTERS

Financial and Legal:

Meralis Chartered Accountants
Meralis Chartered Accountants is a private company categorized under Accounting and Bookkeeping Services and located in Harrow, MIDDX, and United Kingdom. It was established in 1977.

Visit (http://www.meralis.co.uk/) for more details.

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp

Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. is the leading provider of credit building and credibility solutions for businesses. They help businesses establish their credit with a D&B DUNS® Number, a unique nine-digit identification sequence used by the world's most influential standards-setting organizations and recognized, recommended and often required by global corporations, governments, industry and trade associations.

Visit (http://www.dandb.com) for more details.

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Microfinance Institutions (MFI):

Islamic Development Bank

The Islamic Development Bank is an international financial institution established in pursuance of the Declaration of Intent issued by the Conference of Finance Ministers of Muslim Countries held in Jeddah in Dhul Q'adah 1393H, corresponding to December 1973. The Inaugural Meeting of the Board of Governors took place in Rajab 1395H, corresponding to July 1975, and the Bank was formally opened on 15 Shawwal 1395H corresponding to 20 October 1975.

Visit (http://www.isdb.org) for more details.

UNDP

UNDP is the United Nations' global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges. As they develop local capacity, they draw on the people of UNDP and our wide range of partners.

Visit (http://www.undp.org) for more details.

Bank of Khartoum

Bank of Khartoum is committed to ongoing developments and improvements in every aspect of its business in order to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction. By improving product offering, service delivery, systems and by paying constant attention to staff training and development, Bank of Khartoum will extend its customer base and thereby maximize asset and shareholder value. Thus Bank of Khartoum will contribute proactively to the development of Sudan's economic and social welfare.

Visit (http://bankofkhartoum.com/arabic/)for more details.

Networks:

Mix Market

MIX is the premier source for objective, qualified and relevant microfinance performance data and analysis. Committed to strengthening financial inclusion and the microfinance sector by promoting transparency, MIX provides performance information on microfinance institutions (MFIs), funders, networks and service providers dedicated to serving the financial sector needs for low-income clients. MIX fulfills its mission through a variety of platforms.

Visit (www.mixmarket.org) for more details.

Sanabel

Sanabel envisions all low income people in Arab countries with access to comprehensive financial services.

Sanabel advocates for growth, innovation, best practices, and standardization of the microfinance sector in Arab countries.

Visit (http://www.sanabelnetwork.org/home/default.aspx) for more details.

CGAP

CGAP is an independent policy and research center dedicated to advancing financial access for the world's poor. It is supported by over 30 development agencies and private foundations who share a common mission to alleviate poverty. Housed at the World Bank, CGAP provides market intelligence, promotes standards, develops innovative solutions and offers advisory services to governments, financial service providers, donors, and investors.

Visit (http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/) for more details.

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Global Innovation Solutions

Global Innovation Solutions provides innovation transformation consultation services to Governments, Corporations and SME's. GIS combines best practice solutions coupled with consultation, workshops and our domain specific Innovation Toolkit to provide the optimal blend of tools, techniques and real world experience for your organisational innovation needs. When combined with our partner's service offerings, they offer a complete infrastructure and content package for you to become an innovation driven organisation.

Visit (http://www.gis-innovation.com) for more details.

Universities:

Open University Malaysia

In August 1999, the Minister of Education invited Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations Sdn. Bhd. (METEOR), a consortium of 11 public universities in the country, to set up an open university. The move by the Minister led to the establishment of Open University Malaysia (OUM) in August 2000 followed by its official launching on 26 August 2002 by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia YAB Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

Visit (http://www.oum.edu.my/oum/v2) for more details.