Micro-Finance and Small Business Promotion

How Will the Intervention Help?
• There is no health in absolute poverty
• There are essentially no employment options locally
• There is very little money or resources locally
• Methods must be found to bring more money into the area
• As small businesses grow, local entrepreneurs will employ local people

Required Materials
• Motivated and responsible local people
• Money
• In other projects, women have been shown to be most successful compared to men

Building Process
• Identify local people with sound business plans
• Educate applicants about loans and repayment
• Use loan repayment to re-invest in other projects

Total Monetary Cost
• Variable

Current Micro-Finance Projects Being Considered
• Bread bakery – funded after initial bread production demonstrated $7 profit for three hours of work by two women
• Egg production – a group of women are interested in producing eggs locally and have been asked to submit a proposal
• Fish farm – This project is just being explored and knowledge gained

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