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Women's Health and Social Welfare:
Objective:
To empower women living below subsistence level, who are heads
of household to become self sustaining and to improve their own
health and the health of their families.
Goal:
To provide ten micro credit loans per year to women who are single
mothers because of death of spouse, poverty, or other circumstances,
in order to enable them to take courses and become self - sustaining
and thereby have the ability to support themselves and their children's
education. The location of this project is the island of Bali,
Lombok and Flores.
Program description:
The project involves providing Micro-Credit loans for a training
course. These loans are to be repaid within six months of completion
of the course. The women's progress is evaluated on a monthly
basis. Type of course is determined through individual interview
and assessment. Additional loans for purchase of sewing machines
or other equipment to set up business are available.
Evaluation:
1998-2003 - we have given loans to five women. The women receiving
the micro credit loans have completed their respective courses
and have repaid their loans.
Attached please find some success stories from this program.
2003 - we opened a Women Crisis Centre to assist
women affected economically by the 2002 Bali Bombing. Here we
provide a centre for them to re-train in various subjects: cooking,
sewing, spa services.
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