The Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association – Asala was founded in 1997 under the name Center for Women’s Economic Projects (CWEP) and registered as a non-profit organization under the current name in 2001.Until August 2014, Asala provided both small loans, totaling more than USD 35 million, and non-financial services to female работа москва micro-entrepreneurs. Following a change in legislation, Asala established itself as two separate legal entities since then, whereby “Asala for Credit and Development delivers financial services and “The Palestinian Businesswomen’s Association – Asala” continues to provide comprehensive and needs-based services to marginalized women in the West Bank and Gaza Strip along three strategic tracks, namely:

. Advocacy and lobbying for women’s economic and social rights

. Capacity building for women entrepreneurs

. Facilitating access to local, regional and global markets for women entrepreneurs