Capital Projects Beyond 2014: Role of U. S. Government Agencies

Financial Access for the Investing in the Development of Afghanistan (FAIDA) Accomplishments  Over 17,000 families directly benefited from financial assistance  ~$26 million private sector loans facilitated  ~$18 million in loan applications in the pipeline.  Over 2,100 employees of the financial sector (bank) participated in 200 financial sector training sessions.  Over 900 businesswomen from 34 provinces participated in 17 business and gender workshops  $1.86 million private sector loans facilitated to 575 businesswomen.  Developed two insurance products: Islamic (Takaful) and Agricultural Insurance.  Technical assistant to develop the Insurance Association of Afghanistan