iCast recently  featured three incredible women who are from Pakistan , educated in the US and have gone back to Pakistan, using their Harvard and MIT education to give back to their communities . Using micro loans and entrepreneurship to empower the women in their villages, they have already brought solar electricity and water to their villages, education for girls (almost unheard of in many small villages), and young women. Most impressive is that this has been done in a sustainable manner . Their micro loans are used to generate the initial capital for a business idea that the village women all participate in and  the loans are rapidly paid back  at 97% payback rates against U.S. loan repayment rates of just 72% at this time. Patrice Barber was invited to attend this exclusive event and is delighted to be providing online business support with internet marketing and mobile marketing to these women celebrating the empowerment of women entrepreneurs world wide. http://rockies.tie.org/event/46/recharge-pakistan-through-empowering-women-tie-rockies-collaboration-icast