KARACHI, Aug 8: The 2008 Citi Micro-entrepreneurship Awards programme was launched via media conference at a local hotel.

The programme is a nationwide search for outstanding Pakistani micro-entrepreneurs, funded by Citi Foundation and implemented locally in partnership with the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF).

Leading the conference were CEO PPAF Kamal Hyat and Citi Country Officer & MD Arif Usmani amongst others. 2007 Micro Awards winners Kishwer Sultana, a Kashf Foundation client and Begum Nawlee of TRDP were also invited to the ceremony.