INDIA - $4,700
Five Income-Generating Projects
Project Coordinator - Mrs. M. Padma

The thirty beneficiaries were workers in local brick production units which have closed due to shortage of local suitable clay soil. The women will be trained for two weeks on self-employment activities and then will engage in one of five projects. Each woman will receive a loan of $130, be repaid in 12 installments at 12% interest. Anticipated economics are:

ACTIVITY	GROSS INCOME	EXPENSE	LOAN PAYMENT	NET INCOME
Vegetable/fruit sales	$223	$111	$12	$100
Appalam/Masala making	$536	$223	$38	$275 ($92 per woman)
Incense making	$445	$245	$25	$175 (100 per woman)
Pickle making	$445	$245	$25	$175 ($90 per woman)
Fish vending	$670	$335	$35	$300 ($100 per woman)

From Dr. R. Kannan’s site visit report, “CORE is run by a widow, Ms. M. Padma. CORE is small, newly formed organization with two women staff. They have formed twelve self-help groups. Target women are all laborers, working in brick-making industries and have part-time employment.”

Project Completed: June 30, 2011