India
Microfinance
Help Women in India Start Small Businesses
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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesImpoverished women in West Bengal, India have little choice but to become migrant agricultural laborers in order to feed their children. Moving from job to job with children in tow is a harsh way of life that undermines family stability and disrupts the children’s schooling. Trickle Up partners with a local community agency to offer these poor women the opportunity to start their own small family businesses. Help us to help them break the cycle of transitory work. ActivitiesTrickle Up provides seed capital of $100, business development training and support services to help women in West Bengal, one of India's poorest districts, to start small businesses. The women learn basic business skills and join savings groups. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $7,503 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThis project helps these extremely poor women become self-sufficient. They are able to use their business income and savings to provide for their families' basic needs and improve their lives while remaining in their own homes and community. Project Message
Our program in West Bengal is enabling poor women to expand or launch a business and start savings funds.They are able to provide better nutrition for their children and stabilize their family's lives Who is Running This ProjectContact
Janet Heisey, Project SponsorOrganization
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This project is located in For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on March 06, 2007. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 07, 2006. Latest Update from the FieldWhy Trickle Up focuses on womenBy Jennifer Pope - Communications Associate, March 06, 2007 10:55 AM
Why do women make up 70% of all poor people in the world? Trickle Up’s latest newsletter explains why many of our programs are geared towards women in places like West Bengal, India. Read 2 more "Updates from the Field" | Comment on this update How Else You Can HelpSpread the Word on your Profile, Blog, or WebsitePut a widget for this project on your profile, blog or website to turn your friends into givers. Using our widget, it's quick and easy to add this widget to your profile or blog! Get this widget on: |
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