Damen Support Programme
@damensp.com
The roots of the Damen Support Programme lie in a non-profit organization (NGO) – Development Action for Mobilization and Emancipation (DAMEN) – set up in 1992, under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860. DAMEN started its operations with the aim of working for alternative development at the grass-root level in Pakistan. DAMEN initially started by focusing on the role and development of women & children in local communities; The programs being run were: Home School Education Program Industrial Home for Women Entrepreneurship Development Program In 1996 DAMEN initiated the microcredit program, to help women foster economic activities in their communities. In 2014, DAMEN transformed its Micro Finance Program into a separate legal entity by the name of the Damen Support Programme (DSP). This step was taken to concentrate on DAMEN's economic sector initiatives, increase focus on financial inclusion, improve transparency, and strengthen access to commercial funds, donors, and investors. DSP is a Non-Banking Microfinance Company, registered under section 42 of the Companies Act 2017, with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). DSP concentrates on the social and economic uplift of communities, with an exclusive focus on the empowerment of women from marginalized communities. Vision: Sustainable development through financial inclusion. Mission: Taking measures for social and economic uplift of the marginalized, with focus on women, to enhance their economic prosperity & self-reliance through financial inclusion & capacity building.
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About Damen Support Programme
Damen Support Programme (DSP) is a non-banking microfinance company that aims to achieve sustainable development through financial inclusion. Their mission is to uplift marginalized communities, with a special focus on women, by enhancing their economic prosperity and self-reliance through financial inclusion and capacity building. Damen Support Programme originated from Development Action for Mobilization and Emancipation (DAMEN), a non-profit organization established in 1992.
DAMEN initially started with grassroots-level development projects and introduced a microcredit program in 1996, exclusively targeting women's economic activities. In 2015, DSP was formed as a separate legal entity to specialize in financial inclusion. Registered under the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, DSP focuses on empowering marginalized communities, particularly in rural areas and urban slums, by providing microcredit, vocational training, and capacity building programs.
They also concentrate on poverty alleviation and promoting women's development and awareness of their legal and basic rights. For inquiries, DSP can be reached at their registered office in Lahore, Pakistan
