Great reasons to give

We help those others won't

We provide loans, support and mentoring to people who would otherwise have no access to financial services. Running businesses, supports natural individualism, pays for food and education and is fully sustainable.

We have a ‘bottom-up’ approach

We enable women to help themselves so they do not become dependent on charity. We recognize that assisting the people of a country at grass-roots level is the most effective means for that country to develop; they become less dependent on aid from developed countries, and there is an increased responsibility to use ‘internal’ resources wisely. We listen to the women we help with helps us keep their needs at the heart of everything we do.

Sustainability is central to our charitable approach

First, we provide the opportunity and ongoing support for our clients to develop sustainable businesses that will generate income and savings for them and their families.

Second, because our loans are repaid (our current repayment rate is 99%), we continue to recycle this money over and over again to help more and more women every year. Your donation can go on making an impact on the lives of women and their families long after you have made it.

We empower individuals and communities

In addition to making a living for their families, the independence that comes with running their own business means our clients become more self-confident, taking a stronger decision-making role in family life.  Through empowering individuals in this way and providing them with opportunities, training and finance to create new incomes for themselves, the economic and social well-being of their communities increases progressively.