News coming to us courtesy the MCM newsletter, Nigerias Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a non-governmental organization (NGO) has received a EUR 300,000 (about USD 393,960) credit line from Impulse Microfinance Investment Fund. As per information available, this is the only Africa investment that Impulse has made. In November 2006, LAPO was honored at the Grameen Foundations Microfinance awards for Excellence in Microfinance.
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