Affiliates
Grameen de la Frontera
In Mexico, Women's Empowerment works with Grameen de la Frontera (GDLF), a lending organization that is a replica of the pioneering Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. It is located in the state of Sonora, about 700 miles southeast of San Diego.
Founded in 2000, GDLF now serves about 2,600 rural women in about 70 village centers. Loans to these women range from 1,000 to 10,000 pesos ($96 to $900 U.S. dollars). Most of the women's businesses are conducted in the home, and all products and services are sold within the nearby rural community. The most common businesses are the making and selling of food products, clothing and household items, and the raising, breeding, and selling of livestock.
WE has provided more than $60,000 for loans for the women of GDLF. The repayment rate is greater than 98 percent.
Every donation helps --
- $96 will enable a woman to start a business with a 1,000-peso loan.
- $200 funds a 2,000-peso loan for a woman growing her business.
- $600 funds starter loans for 6 women, or provides 3,000-peso loans to 2 women.
- $1,000 funds 10 starter loans, or 2,000-peso loans to 5 women.
- $2,000 can enable 10 women to substantially grow their businesses by increasing their loans from 2,000 to 4,000 pesos.
Learn more about GDLF at www.grameendelafrontera.org
Business Loans for the World's Neediest Women
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