Purpose : To build toilet and water facilities for a safer sanitary lifestyle
Viholhetalba is a 37-year-old married woman hailing from Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Her household has 4 members. She currently accumulates a monthly income of INR 35,000. Viholhetalba has formed and leads a group of 29 women in requesting a sanitation loan of INR 1,500,000 with Saath Mahila for Toilet and Water. The current nearest facility for both is 180 km away, with a monthly medical expense of INR 200 for each of these women and their families. These women are aware of the necessity of a hygienic and safe toilet for themselves and ... Read more
Purpose : To expand her clothing business
Zeenat, a 48-year-old mother of two from Imphal West, Manipur, is dedicated to running her clothing business. She sells a variety of garments, including sarees, blouses, shirts, pants, tops, phanek, and khudei. Zeenat lives with her family of four, which includes her two school-going children, and manages a monthly household income of INR 22,000. Driven by the desire to secure a brighter future for her children, Zeenat is eager to expand her business. She is a confident and inspiring woman who has motivated many other women in her ... Read more
Purpose : to purchase rice, dal, snacks etc to expand her grocery store.
Babita, a 50-year-old mother of three school-going children, resides in the Imphal West district of Manipur. She runs a small grocery business, which provides a monthly household income of INR 26,000. With a family of five to support and the educational expenses of her children, she is struggling to meet both her family's needs and her children's schooling costs. A confident, determined, and inspiring woman in her village, Babita has joined hands with five other women who now aim to expand her grocery store. To achieve this, she ha... Read more
Purpose : to increase her income by expanding her furniture business by purchasing more Iron and steel and making more furniture
Priya is a 40-year-old married woman residing in Imphal West district, Manipur. She is engaged in the furniture works business. She and her husband purchase Iron and steel from the wholesale market and make finished products like the Almirah, Table , Chair ,Centre Table, etc. She has a household of four members and a monthly income of INR 23,000. She wants to increase her income by expanding her furniture business by purchasing more Iron and steel and making more furniture. She has applied for a group loan of INR 250,000 from Milaap's... Read more
Purpose : to purchase raw materials necessary for weaving to sell more phaneks, woolen clothes etc
Roma is a 49-year-old married woman residing in Imphal West district of Manipur. She has a household of 5 members. She does weaving work to make phaneks, woolen garments, etc, and has a monthly family income of roughly INR 35,000 per month. She has formed and is leading a group of 4 members who, just like her, work hard to support their families and save for their secure future. She is aware of the fact that an increase in her and her friend's income levels will ensure greater levels of economic independence. It will give them an i... Read more
Purpose : to purchase raw materials necessary for weaving to sell more phaneks, innaphi, woolen clothes etc
Tejmala, a 47-year-old married woman from Imphal West district in Manipur, lives with her family of four. She is a skilled weaver, crafting phaneks, innaphi, khudei, and woolen garments, contributing to her household’s monthly income of about INR 21,000. To support each other in their pursuit of a better future, she formed and now leads a group of six hardworking women who strive to uplift their families and secure financial stability. Tejmala understands that increasing their income will bring greater economic independence, enabli... Read more
Purpose : To purchase paddy, rice to expand paddy business.
Sainur, a 24-year-old woman from the small village of Kushida in Katihar district, Bihar, is eager to support her husband in their paddy and rice business. Her husband purchases paddy directly from the fields, processes it, packs it, and sells it in the local market. With a household of five and a monthly income of INR 25,000, along with savings of INR 22,000, Sainur hopes to increase their family’s income. She has applied for a loan of INR 515,000 from Grameen Shakti to help her husband increase their stock of paddy and boost thei... Read more
Purpose : Arfa use this loan amount expanding herself Fruit business.Under this business she sells Fruit like Apple, mango, banana, orange, guava etc.
Arfa, a 30-year-old married woman from the Kishanganj district of Bihar, runs a fruit-selling business, offering a variety of fruits such as papayas, apples, bananas, mangoes, and pineapples in her local area. She supports a household of five, including two school-going sons, and earns a monthly income of INR 25,000. Arfa now wants to expand her business to increase her income. To achieve this, she has formed a group with five other women in her village, all of whom aim to grow their own businesses. Together, they are seeking a col... Read more
Purpose : To purchase wood to make coat, stool, table, chair and sofa in order to expand her furniture business
Tuhina, a 21-year-old married woman from North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, runs a small furniture business to support her family of three. She sells items like cots, stools, tables, chairs, and sofas, earning a monthly household income of INR 20,000. Now, Tuhina hopes to expand her business to increase her income. She leads a group of four women who have joined together to apply for a group loan of INR 210,000 from WeGrow, a Milaap field partner. Each woman intends to use the loan to grow her business. Tuhina plans to purchase wood to p... Read more
Purpose : To purchase seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc for paddy, corn, and seasonal vegetables cultivation
Rangila, a 26-year-old woman, lives with her family of five in the Kishanganj district of Bihar. She and her husband work in agricultural fields, cultivating crops on their land. Together, they earn a monthly income of INR 25,000, which is insufficient to meet the needs of their family. To improve their livelihood, Rangila and her husband plan to expand the cultivation of paddy, corn, and seasonal vegetables. To do so, they need to purchase additional seeds and fertilizers from the local market. Rangila, along with her friends, has... Read more