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RWANDA ($5,000)

EMPOWERING “WOMEN in DIALOGUE” VIA INCOME GENERATION
Project Director: Cecile Nyiramana

Women in Dialogue is a group of women whose husbands are genocide suspects and widows from the genocide. Each group has 30 members. In this proposal, each woman involved in the group already has her own small business, such as selling beans, corn, or different articles at the market. The plan for these groups is to begin with a workshop on how to manage a loan. Then each woman will come up with a business plan which will specify her anticipated expenses and income and net profit. This business plan will be approved before the loan is given, and when the loan is given it will be given in stages. Once the women demonstrate that they are able to manage the loan and are consistent with repayment, the loan can increase up to the maximum of $105.

Activity	Weekly Income	Expenses	Total loan payment	Annual income
Charcoal sales	$115	$105	$115	$410
Bean sales	$115	$105	$105	$420

The project started with the Kigali group, will move to the Byumba group in 2007, then to Ruhengeri in 2008 and Bugesera in 2009.

Project completed: June 30, 2009