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.