Chitral -- The First MicroFinanceBank Pakistan (FMFBP) Chitral Region’s  Mastuj Branch client Mr. Purdum Wali from  (Chinar) Mastuj, won the “Best National Micro-Entrepreneur Award” at the Citi-PPAF Micro-entrepreneurship Awards 2010 ceremony held in Islamabad on 22nd Feb 2011. Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs was the Chief Guest for the occasion where Purdum Wali was awarded a cash prize of PKR 200,000 while the MFO, Rahmat Hussain of the FMFB Mastuj Branch was awarded a cash prize of PKR 45,000.  Another FMFB client, Sirajuddin Client of FMFB Shoghore Branch, Chitral also won the runners up Best Entrepreneur award in the Regional category from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region and was awarded a cash prize of PKR 80,000 while the MFO, Mahmood Roomi was awarded PKR 20,000. Chitral Region is winning this prestigious award since the inception of the World Micro-Entrepreneur Award in 2005. -- CN report, 26 Feb 2011

 

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 Congratulation to Mr. Purdum Wali for his brilliant success. We want the continuous success and award in Chitral. We should maintain this winning situation and show the others that we are also the winners.-- Fardad Ali Shah (student), Sanik Bala, Garam Chashma, 26 February, 2011.

 

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Thanks to the Editor and management of the Chitral News for publishing the news in this estimeed paper.-- Amir Wali Khan, Chitral, 26 February, 2011.

 

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The achievements are indeed something to be really proud of, as an entrepreneurial culture is developing in Chitral, If a brief update would have been provided in the report like what they two clients did with the micro finance loan, what entrepreneurial activity they have initiated, how they paid back the loan... things like this so that others who want to go for such an initiative can benefit from it. -- Falak Naz Taj, London, 26 February, 2011.

 

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Kindly convey my heartiest congratulations to the staff members and management of the First Micro Finance Bank Chitral, especially to my friends at Mastuj Branch for winning the Best National Micro-Entrepreneur Award. Mr. Purdum Wali is the third Success Story from Chinar (Mastuj) who competed at national level and secured Best Micro-Entrepreneur Award. The show must go on!!! -- Hayat Khan, Chinar, 26 February, 2011.

 

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Congratulation and Best of Luck for the winners and hope that they will replicate the same in the other areas of chitral too, by promotion of micro level enterprises we can eradicate poverty from our District, there is a need to initiate such project in the southern parts of chitral as there is a high level of poverty exist in these areas and have high pressure on natural Forest for livelihood due to lack of any enterprises and availability income generating opportunities. Ajaz Ahmad -- Ajaz Ahmad, Chitral, 26 February, 2011.

 

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I would like to convey my congratulation to all the winners and staff members of Micro Finance Bank Chitral. In addition to that I would also like to request the higher authorities of First Microfinance Bank to make its services betters in terms of providing caring environment for the all customers rather just focusing some successful individuals. -- Ali Akber Qazi, Garum Chashma, 26 February, 2011.

 

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Congratulations to all the winners of the best Micro Entrepreneur award. Keep it up. --Shafiqur-Rehman, Parwak at Karachi, 02 March, 2011.

 

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I wish to convey my heartiest congratulations to the FMFB staff of Mastuj and Shoghore for their outstanding work in the field of microfinance. This is a great honor for Mastuj Branch to continuing the best practices across the country. It reminds me the time when Ms. Shahira selected for the first prize by UN and Mr. Hazir Khan got runner up. Later on Mr. Zar Murad, Mrs. Asman Dawood and Ms. Mahira was awarded first prize by Citi – group and PPAF. Mr. Purdum Wali well deserved for this prize because of his hard work, contribution for the community and his commitment with FMFB. I especially congratulate Mr. Sher Nawaz and his team and Mr. Hussain Ahmed and his team for their outstanding performance.. -- Salim Khan, FINCA International – Kabul Afghanistan, 03 mar 2011.

 

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I would like to convey my heartiest congratulations to Mr. Purdum and all the staff of FMFB Mastuj branch for their brilliant performance. This success of Mr. Purdum would, difinetly, serve as an inspiration for those who want to see a positive change in their lives through hard work and commitment. Well done!  .....Muhammad Ali, Cologne, Germany , 11 Mar 2011.