VOA’s Dari/Pashto Service’s popular show for women, NajibaNoshaba, featured guest Guljan Zmarai, the head of the Afghan Women’s Business Federation. During the show, a large number of women called in, asking how they could get small loans to start their own businesses. Zmarai was able to provide them with detailed information on the membership and loan application process and provided callers with her direct telephone number for those in need of assistance. At least eight listeners had received loans as a result of that broadcast.