Small loans, life-changing results
Fair, affordable credit through READ’s self-help-group federations lets rural women buy livestock, stock a shop or grow a home enterprise — turning their own savings into steady, dignified income instead of falling prey to high-interest moneylenders.
Credit the community runs itself
Women save together in their groups, then borrow at nominal interest — backed by a government-linked SHG scheme and partner banks. Repayments stay within the group, building a revolving fund that keeps helping more women.
READ mentors every group through budgeting, saving, loan repayment and time management so the money builds lasting livelihoods, not new debt.
Why it works
Fair interest
Nominal rates replace crushing moneylender loans, so families keep more of what they earn.
Community-managed
Groups decide, lend and repay among themselves — 100% community-led and accountable.
Real businesses
Loans fund livestock, tailoring, petty trade and small shops that grow family income.
Our reach
Fund a woman’s first business loan
A small loan today becomes a family’s livelihood tomorrow.
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