Nepal

As a sewing business owner, Manoj Nepal has saved $17.00 to expand his business.

Meera Khatik is a widow who has been a member of Mashih Saving Group for 1 year. The savings group has 15 members. During that time she saved $13.00. She borrowed $60.00 to buy 2 small pigs, and she needs to repay the loan in one year. She wants to save money to pay for

Omrita is a member of Christian Savings Group and currently saves $4.23 a month. For income she raises goats.

These women are members of Bethaniya Savings Group. There are 17 members in the group, and they are all members of the same church. In one year, they saved $170.00. The money is being saved so that the members can use it for emergencies.

Arati Kanwar is a member of Bethaniya Savings Group. Her husband is working in Qatar. She owns a snack shop, and her average daily income is about $10.

Jeera Chauhan has been in a group for 1 and a half years.She took a $45.00 loan to buy goats for her farm.

This group member’s goat had just given birth.

Sahanta, has saved $10 and borrowed $32 to pay for some medication for herself when she was sick. What she likes best about this group is that she has access to low interest loans.

Hello my name is Sita B.K. and my group name is Aradhana Savings Group. In my group the total amount saved so far is $1,048.00, and the total amount loaned is $1012.00. I bought a sewing machine after I borrowed funds from the group, and I have run good small business which is earning good

Pastor Ganesh Praja borrowed money to purchase a buffalo to expand his buffalo farm.