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Milaap does not lend directly to the beneficiary. We facilitate loans through micro-finance institutions [MFIs] operating in the beneficiary's area. These MFIs identify needs, manage loans under statutory guidelines, and disburse funds. The website supports raising funds for these MFIs.
Funded
$ 1,288.42
Still Requires
$ 23,711.59
Kismedy H And Group
from Ukhrul, Manipur
Purpose : to purchase agriculture equipment in order to expand agriculture business
Kismedy is a 45-year-old married woman. She resides in the Ukhrul district of Manipur. She has a household size of four members. She manages to accumulate a monthly household income of INR.22,800. She has formed and is leading a group of 66 members who work hard to support their families and save diligently. She realized that an increase in her and her friend's income levels and control over income would ensure economic empowerment. It will give them an independent means of generating wealth and becoming self-reliant in society. Th... Read more
Funded
$ 1,985.60
Still Requires
$ 23,014.41
Sophia As And Group
from Ukhrul, Manipur
Purpose : To start and expand their business in piggery, weaving, poultry, fishery and farming businesses
Sophia is a 42-year-old married woman residing in the Ukhrul district of Manipur. She lives with her family of four and manages to earn a monthly household income of INR 20,000. Leading a group of 68 dedicated members, they work hard to support their families and save diligently. Recognizing that increased income and control over their finances will lead to economic empowerment, Sophia and her friends aim to become self-reliant and generate wealth. This collective effort will benefit not only Sophia as an individual but also her fa... Read more
Funded
$ 395.65
Still Requires
$ 24,604.36
Kumyaowon As And Group
from Ukhrul, Manipur
Purpose : to start their agriculture business by producing rice, vegetables, and other crops
Kumyaowon is a 57-year-old married woman from the Ukhrul district of Manipur. She supports a family of four on a monthly household income of INR 20,000. This income is insufficient to cover her household expenses and her child's education. Many households in her village face similar financial challenges. Most women in her village, including Kumyaowon, earn their living through agriculture. However, due to financial instability, they struggle to increase their earnings. To address this, Kumyaowon and 79 other women have decided to s... Read more
Funded
$ 2,752.87
Still Requires
$ 14,997.14
Rajiya Bibi And Group
from DEVIPUR, Jharkhand
Purpose : To purchase paddy, rice to expand her business
Rajiya Bibi and her group, consisting of forty-eight diligent small enterprise entrepreneurs from Deoghar, Jharkhand, India, have recently come together. Rajiya, the featured borrower, can be seen in the picture wearing blue and pink clothes, standing first from the left. At 43 years old, Rajiya is married and involved in the paddy and rice business. She supports a household of five, including a school-going child, with a monthly income of INR 11,000. Rajiya aims to purchase paddy and rice in bulk to sell to her customers and expan... Read more
Funded
$ 31.25
Still Requires
$ 5,406.25
Arashdi Khatun And Group
from Barsoi, Bihar
Purpose : To expand her paddy and rice business by purchasing more paddy and rice
Arashdi lives in a small village in the Katihar district of Bihar. She aims to support her husband in their paddy and rice business. Her husband buys paddy from the fields, processes it freshly, packs it, and sells it in the local market. Arashdi's household consists of five members, and she earns a monthly income of Rs. 25,000, with savings of Rs. 14,000. She is determined to increase her family's monthly income. Arashdi leads a group of eleven women who have come together to apply for a group loan of Rs. 435,000 from Grameen Shak... Read more
Funded
$ 367.72
Still Requires
$ 857.29
Rita Debnath And Group
from Basirhat, West Bengal
Purpose : She will utilize the loan to buy more timbers, logs of wood of better quality
Rita is a 41-year-old Married woman residing in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal with her son. Rita is engaged in the wood business and has a monthly household income of Rs.25,000. She wants to purchase more quantity of timbers, logs of wood, etc to sell in the local market and to expand her business. She has applied for a group loan of Rs.98,000 from WeGrow, one of Milaap's field partners. She leads a group of two women. Both are engaged in Income-producing activities and need a loan to expand their businesses. Your loan will ... Read more
Funded
$ 93.75
Still Requires
$ 2,656.25
Sarifa Khatun And Group
from Shahebarhat, West Bengal
Purpose : To buy seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc for corn, paddy, vegetable, and fruit cultivation
Sarifa, a 21-year-old woman from Coochbehar in West Bengal, lives with her husband and a school-going daughter. Her husband cultivates corn, paddy, jute, pineapple, and potato on their farmland, but the income from selling these crops in local markets is insufficient to ensure their family's financial security and prosperity. To improve their situation, Sarifa and her husband have decided to start large-scale cultivation of corn, paddy, vegetables, and fruits. Sarifa has applied for a collective loan of Rs. 220,000 from WeGrow, one... Read more
Funded
$ 410.08
Still Requires
$ 1,264.93
Tumpa Roy And Group
from Shahebarhat, West Bengal
Purpose : To purchase seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc for paddy and jute cultivation
Tumpa, a 29-year-old married woman from a small village in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal, lives with her family of three. She and her husband work in the agricultural fields, cultivating their land, and together they earn a monthly income of Rs. 25,000. However, this income is insufficient to support their family. To address this, they plan to expand their paddy and jute cultivation by purchasing more seeds and fertilizer from the local market. Tumpa has formed and leads a group of three women from similar backgrounds, all fa... Read more
Funded
$ 146.50
Still Requires
$ 1,728.50
Rahena Bibi And Group
from Shahebarhat, West Bengal
Purpose : To purchase seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc for paddy and jute cultivation
Rahena is a 44-year-old married woman living with her family of four members in a small village in the Coochbehar district of West Bengal. Rahena and her husband work in the agricultural fields and care for the land's cultivation. Together they make a monthly income of Rs.18,000. This is not enough for them to sustain their family of four. Thus they want to expand the paddy and jute cultivation, for which, they will need to purchase more seeds and fertilizer from the local market. Rahena formed and led a group of three women who come ... Read more
Funded
$ 370.63
Still Requires
$ 2,129.37
Jehera Khatun And Group
from Haikalbari, Bihar
Purpose : To expand milk business by purchase of a cow to sell millk, butter, curd and ghee
Jehera is a 49-year-old married woman residing in a small village in the Kishanganj district of Bihar. She is engaged in the milk business. She has a household of six members and a monthly income of Rs.18,000. She sells milk, curd, butter, and ghee in her local area and wants to expand her business by purchasing a new cow. She has applied for a group loan of Rs.200,000 from WeGrow, one of Milaap's field partners. She leads a group of five women. All of them are engaged in Income-producing activities and need a loan to expand their bus... Read more
