LC control no. | no2001098154 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Ducados, Henda |
Birth date | 1964-07-14 |
Place of birth | Rabat (Morocco) |
Affiliation | Loyola University Chicago University of Sussex London School of Economics and Political Science Social Action Fund Rede Mulher (Angola) Total (company) |
Profession or occupation | Economists |
Found in | Women in Angola, 2000: t.p. (Henda Ducados) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed December 12 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Ducados, Henda, born Henda Ducados Pinto de Andrade; Angolan women's rights advocate and development expert; born 14 July 1964 in Rabat, Morocco; enrolled at Loyola University in Chicago, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics (1992); her interest in microfinancing began during her final year at Loyola University in Chicago, when she heard about the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh; pursued further study in business and development, particularly microfinancing, earning a master's degree at the Institute for Development Studies at Sussex University (1998), and an MPhil at the London School of Economics (2001); in Angola created a platform where women could share their experiences with microfinancing schemes - Rede Mulher (Women's Network) (1998) was invited to become the deputy executive director of the Social Action Fund, funded by the World Bank; became director of external relations for the oil company Total, based in Angola (2008)) |