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Small Business Start-Up

A modest start-up grant and training for a savings group member with a viable plan.

A shopkeeper serving a customer at her small store

$200

indicative, USD

What this gift does

Awarded through a transparent process the savings group itself runs, to a member who has saved consistently and presented a workable plan.

The grant is paired with training in costing, pricing and record-keeping — and with separating business money from household money, which is where most small enterprises fail.

What it provides

  • Start-up capital or equipment
  • Business and financial skills training
  • Group mentoring and accountability
Part of our Economic Empowerment work

How this gift is handled

The amount is indicative and gifts are pooled. Your money is allocated to our economic empowerment work, where partners direct it to real need — we will not claim it bought one specific item.

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