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A project participant from APEDIK in Peru is doing the accounting.
Projects
Yvone Uwase, 25, works as a street vendor selling shoes. The photo was taken at a meeting of the VSLA Saving Group by SYTRIECI in Rwanda. She wants to open a shoe store with the help of loans from the savings group.

Financial independence through savings groups.

Worldwide, many people do not have access to the official financial system – and therefore no opportunity to save, make transfers or take out loans. Yet these are precisely the means that are decisive for setting up one's own company or for financial security in everyday life. The projects of our project partners create alternatives: for example, through local savings groups, microfinance offers or targeted financial training. This creates new opportunities for investment, economic activity and the sustainable use of money.

Projects on the Focus Area

Female project participants from an APEDIK cooperative showcase their craftsmanship.

APEDIK

Women in business: Pathways to financial independence

Participants of the program: "Empowerment of Women from rural Menabe" by CforC in Madagascar.

CforC

Empowering women in rural Menabe.

A group of participants from Ko'ox Taani in Mexico.

KO'OX TAANI

Poverty reduction for women and their families in Yucatán, Mexico

Logo of the organization Mampita on their building in Madagascar.

MAMPITA

Providing microfinance and health solutions for communities in Madagascar.

Project participants at an introductory workshop by MASIFUNDE in South Africa for prospective entrepreneurs.

MASIFUNDE

MASIFUNDE empowers young women in the kasiConomy Hub.

Cooperative members of a cooperative supported by RSF in Rwanda mix chemicals to make soap.

RSF

Strengthening Socio-Economic Resilience in Rwanda: The "I Am Able" Project

Project participants from the organization RWDT in India spin cords from coconut fibers.

RWDT

Self-employment with coconut fiber products.

Participants of the SEVOTA training courses present products they have manufactured.

SEVOTA

Empowering Youth – Prospects Through Economic Participation

Delphine Nyirahabimana, participant from SYTRIECI in Rwanda, smiles with her fruit and vegetables at the city market.

SYTRIECI

Better Living Conditions for Street Vendors in Kigali