This project helps widows and other very poor women in rural areas. In the beginning each of them were given $100 to enable them to sell vegetables, after five months they were required to give back $100 so it could be given to other women. By the beginning of the project there were only 5 women being helped, but now there are over 50.
The project has also taught women to use banks so they could have savings for the future. We are limited on how many widows we can help because many more widows and poor women want to join the project but we are unable to meet each ones needs ,in other words; we do not have $100 for every woman in need, that is why we need your help today to change the lives of these women.
The Goal of the Microfinance Project
Life has changed for the women we have been able to help.
-they have been able to buy mattresses and they are no longer sleeping grass.
-Once a week women meet in groups and they look for other ways they can improve their lives together.
-The way they eat and their family eat is different from before, now they can afford nutritious food.
-In their groups they can solve conflicts that may arise amongst themselves, their families and even their communities.
-They are able to pay school fees for their children.