Petronella Dhitima (nee Chigara): Managing Director of Mustard Seed Advisory (MSA), with more than 30 years’ experience in microfinance and financial inclusion. She has worked in more than 20 countries in Sub Saharan Africa, including long term work in Tanzania and Ghana and United Kingdom. She has also worked in 10 countries in Latin America and Asia mostly, leading project teams and developing capacity of management teams and training. She is a Senior Faculty member of the Boulder Microfinance Training Programme, a master trainer for International Labour Organization (ILO) and ITCILO, an accredited assessor for ADA Risk Initiative in Microfinance (RIM), and an accredited SMART Assessor for Client Protection Principles. Petronella sits on a number of boards including the global board for Vision Fund – a subsidiary of World Vision. Petronella has participated in various published studies and in 2021 authored a Toronto Centre Publication: Resilient and inclusive financial services delivery during Covid-19: and https://res.torontocentre.org/guidedocs/Resilient%20and%20Inclusive%20Financial%20Services%20Delivery%20During%20COVID-19.pdf
Ms. Petronella Chigara-Dhitima
Managing Director, Mustard Seed Advisory Pvt Ltd.
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The South Asia Micro-Entrepreneurs Network (SAMN) is a regional network aiming at enhancing capacity, financing and regional dialogue in the microfinance sector of South Asia. SAMN governance is composed of leading Apex Institutions from the countries of the region along with the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED). SAMN also partners with MFIs, Investors, Banks and other key microfinance stakeholders to fulfil its objectives.
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Conference, 2014