Women from Deep Colony village (outside Siliguri, India) work in the women's self-help group's nursery. They grow the seedlings for several months and then sell them to a larger nursery for profit. Thirteen women work together on this nursery project, earning about $350 profit for the group in the year and getting paid for their labor. Read: Microfinance Diaries: Seeing is Believing in West Bengal, India © www.uncorneredmarket.com
A photo with leaders of a small microfinance groups in the village of Gairkata in rural West Bengal, India.
The leaders of the Self-Help Groups in Gairkata (West Bengal, India) showed us their careful ledgers that accounted for attendance at monthly meetings, membership dues, microloan dispersals and microloan repayment. Several of the women were illiterate several years ago but were able to educate themselves through programs offered through the SHG. Impressive. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
