Esther Afua Ocloo

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Esther Afua Ocloo (April 18, 1919 - February 8, 2002 ) was a Ghanaian entrepreneur and pioneer of microlending. [1][2]

She was one of the founders of Women's World Banking in 1976, with Michaela Walsh and Ela Bhatt, and served as its first chair of trustees. She received the 1990 Africa Prize for Leadership.

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  1. ^ Douglas Martin, Esther Ocloo, 83, African Leader and Microlending Pioneer, Dies, obituary in New York Times March 10, 2002 accessed at Africa Prize website [1] April 12, 2007
  2. ^ Esther Ocloo Passes Away, February 8, 2002, GhanaWeb

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