Esther Afua Ocloo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Ghanaian entrepreneur
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Place of Birth: South Dayi District, Volta Region, Ghana
About Esther Afua Ocloo
- Esther Afua Ocloo (born Esther Afua Nkulenu, 18 April 1919 – 8 February 2002) was a Ghanaian entrepreneur and pioneer of microlending, a program of making small loans in order to stimulate businesses.She was one of the founders of Women's World Banking in 1976, with Michaela Walsh and Ela Bhatt.
- Ocloo served as its first chair of trustees.
- She received the 1990 African Prize for Leadership and numerous other honours for her work on behalf of economic empowerment of women and families.
- She was a member of Unity Worldwide Ministries.
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