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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
$ 1,334.94
Still Requires
$ 1,797.59
Ruksar X And Group
from Thakurganj, Bihar
Purpose : To purchase paddy, rice to expand her paddy business.
Ruksar, a 30-year-old married woman from the village of Thakurganj in Bihar's Kishanganj district, is determined to support her husband in their paddy and rice business. Her husband procures paddy directly from the fields, processes it, packages it, and sells it in the local market. With a family of four, Ruksar’s household earns a monthly income of INR 25,000 and saves INR 12,500. She aspires to increase their income to improve their standard of living. A loan of INR 260,000 from Grameen Shakti one of Milaap's field partners will ... Read more
Funded
$ 130.12
Still Requires
$ 1,797.59
Samshera Begam And Group
from Thakurganj, Bihar
Purpose : To purchase paddy, rice to expand paddy business.
Samshera, a 30-year-old married woman from the village of Thakurganj, Kishanganj district in Bihar, is determined to support her husband in their paddy and rice business. Her husband procures paddy directly from the fields, processes it, packages it, and sells it in the local market. With a family of four, Samshera’s household earns a monthly income of INR 25,000 and saves INR 12,500. She aspires to increase their income to improve their standard of living. A loan of INR 160,000 from Grameen Shakti one of Milaap's field partners wi... Read more
Funded
$ 151.12
Still Requires
$ 1,836.83
Akhtarun Nisha And Group
from Thakurganj, Bihar
Purpose : To purchase supplies for grocery store
39-year-old Akhtarun runs a grocery shop and also takes care of family affairs. She joined Akhtarun and the group with other four members and they strongly believe in supporting one another. They live in Kishanganj which is in Bihar, India. Akhtarun is planning to purchase supplies in wholesale quantities from the distributor and stock her store. This will enable her to make more income than usual and help her manage their savings. She takes pride in her job and is satisfied because she can handle her household chores and manage famil... Read more
Funded
$ 123.41
Still Requires
$ 1,864.54
Bulbuli Basunia And Group
from JALPAIGURI, West Bengal
Purpose : To buy more timbers, logs of wood of better quality
Bulbuli is a 35-year-old Married woman residing in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal with her two children. Bulbuli is engaged in the wood business and has a monthly household income of INR 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 INR 165,000 from WeGrow, one of Milaap's field partners. She leads a group of five women. All of them are engaged in income-generating activities and need a loan to expand their busines... Read more
Funded
$ 411.20
Still Requires
$ 1,877.95
Reekha Kumari And Group
from Thakurganj, Bihar
Purpose : To purchase seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc for paddy cultivation
Reekha is 22 years old. She lives with her family of four in the Kishanganj district of Bihar. Reekha and her husband work in the agricultural fields and take care of cultivation on the land. Together they make a monthly income of INR 25,000. This is not enough for them to sustain their family of four. Thus they want to expand the paddy cultivation, for which, they will need to purchase more seeds and fertilizer from the local market. Reekha is joined by four other women in applying for a loan of INR 190,000. All women in the group ar... Read more
Funded
$ 400.61
Still Requires
$ 1,948.79
Bobita Devi And Group
from BAHADURGANJ, Bihar
Purpose : To buy seeds, fertilizers and other farm inputs for corn cultivation
Bobita is a 37-year-old woman who lives with her family in Kishanganj district of Bihar. She is a mother of 2 children and one of them are school-going child. Her husband is a farmer and grows different types of crops in different seasons. He works hard daily to give a better life to his family. He owns a land which he acquired through great effort and determination. Bobita does the chores at home and helps her husband in the fields with the cleaning, pruning, and cutting of crops. This agribusiness is the only source of income for th... Read more
Funded
$ 5,313.11
Still Requires
$ 1,956.96
Sasikala And Group
from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Purpose : To purchase a variety of vegetables and sell them in the local market
Sasikala, a 38-year-old married woman from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, supports her family of four with a monthly household income of INR 12,000. She leads a group of eight women, each managing their small businesses. Empowering women with increased income and financial independence brings significant benefits not only to individual families but also to the community as a whole. However, many women face challenges in expanding their ventures, such as vegetable sales, due to limited financial resources. To address this, Sasikala has ... Read more
Funded
$ 300.11
Still Requires
$ 1,989.03
Suchitra Sarkar And Group
from Khoribari, West Bengal
Purpose : To expand milk business by purchase of a cow to sell millk, butter, curd and ghee.
Suchitra is a 42-year-old married woman residing in a small village in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. She is engaged in the milk business. She has a household of 4 members and a monthly income of INR 15,000. 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 INR 190,000 from WeGrow one of Milaap's field partners. She leads a group of five women. All of them are engaged in income-generating activities and need a loan to expand t... Read more
Funded
$ 171.09
Still Requires
$ 1,997.58
Puja Kumari Sao Gupta And Group
from Khoribari, West Bengal
Purpose : To expand her grocery business by purchasing more grocery items
Puja is a 22-year-old married woman residing in Darjeeling district, West Bengal. She is engaged in the grocery business. She sells sugar, rice, pulses, tea, salt, wheat, dal oil, etc. in her grocery store. She has a household of three members with a son. Their monthly income of INR 25,000. She wants to purchase more amount of sugar, rice, tea etc to sell in the local market and to expand her business. She has applied for a loan of INR. 180,000 from WeGrow, one of Milaap's field partners. Puja leads a group of three women. All of them... Read more
Funded
$ 570.13
Still Requires
$ 2,321.43
Aruna Devi And Group
from Khoribari, Bihar
Purpose : To purchase seeds, fertilizers, pesticides etc for paddy, jute, corn cabage and brinjale cultivation
Aruna, a 43-year-old married woman from the Kisanganj district of Bihar, lives with her family of five. She and her husband work in the agricultural fields, managing the cultivation of 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, they plan to expand their cultivation of paddy, jute, corn, Cabage and Brinjale. However, they require additional resources, including seeds, manure, pesticides, and fertilizers, which need to be purcha... Read more
