Women participating in the Samaritan Help Mission micro-credit program in the Tikiapara.
Samaritan Micro-Credit program started in October 2008 and to date 124 women have been provided loans of between Rs.1000/- to 5000/- to start their own small businesses.
The focus has been on the Vocational trainees who after undergoing training needs a loan to start their own business.
We are proud of having zero defaults and it can be said that this program has changed the economical condition of these women who earlier had to borrow at usurious rates of as high at 10% per month from the local loan shark.