Sama is a 27-year-old married woman residing in Giridhi, Jharkhand. She has a household of 4 members. She manages to accumulate a monthly household income of INR 24,500. Sama has formed and is leading a group of fifty-four women on this loan of INR 16,00,000 from Grameen Shakti to expand their tailoring businesses. This will generate benefits not only for her as an individual woman but also her family and community as a whole through collective action for development. As Sama and her friends run their households, a better living standard will ensure better governance and a healthier and more prosperous future for their families and children. She and her friends will be highly grateful for the help and support of their lenders.