Enterprising Women
August 26, 2022
Lisbania and her Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) group members were scared at first by the mere thought of trying to learn to save money together. “It seemed too […]
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It Can All Start by Word of Mouth
May 6, 2022
Dependent on her husband’s small earnings for all the family’s needs, Scholar’s home life was tough. So, when she learned through a friend of hers that women in a neighboring […]
“Worming” Her Way To Success
December 8, 2021
As a successful farmer and businesswoman, Momotaz no longer feels the helplessness that characterized her life before she joined a women’s Self-Help Group in 2017 under the auspices of local […]
Women Gain Financial Security With Savings Co-Op
August 25, 2021
Women are being empowered through their membership in the Triveni Women’s Savings and Credit Cooperative in Nepal. The co-op provides loans, insurance and other financial benefits that are often hard […]
Savings Groups Meet with Success
May 17, 2021
Last year Gladis attended – with skepticism – a meeting about Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) supported by local partner Fundación San Lucas. This year, after seeing what her […]
VSL Helps Women Help Themselves
November 24, 2020
Halima wanted to start a small business to support her family, but she did not have enough money for start-up capital. She reached out to several business people asking them […]