Compas de Nicaragua

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Women in Action
Goals and Status | La Primavera Settlement | WIA Projects

Micro-lending
The micro-lending program has been made possible through the support of Danny’s Team, a non-profit based in Durham, NH.  Through this program, women are offered small, no interest loans for their small businesses.  Most Women in Action members work as vendors, selling items at traffic lights or bus stops or carrying items for sale around local neighborhood or markets. Other women have small home stores where they sell basic goods or food from their own homes.

Before the micro-lending program, many had to buy their products on credit. The loans have allowed them to. buy products in bulk and therefore, earn more money from sales.  After two years, WIA have had a 90% payback rate on their loans!


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