Micro Finance, as the name suggests, provides a small financial loan to an individual, a group or a community for them to develop an income generating project. A loan of as little as £50 and up to £1000 can provide the much needed, yet out of reach, capital required to get a small business enterprise off the ground.
Micro-finance leaflet:
Project Management:
Local Mission International partners manage these project loans which once repaid are used to fund another project.
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This sewing project in Burundi where women trained and provided with a sewing machine after which they work from their homes or in the local market:
Working from home allows more flexibility when women have young children to look after too:
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A market stall provides a wider clientèle for the trader:
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This project in India trains women and then provides them with a sewing machine so they can begin their business right after training:
![India Sewing Project IVM](http://mission-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/India-Sewing-Project-IVM-300x204.jpg)
A loan to set up a small corner shop can make sure a whole family is provided for:
![Micro finance shop](http://mission-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Micro-finance-shop.jpg)
Small agriculture projects are useful in rural communities:
![Micro finance agri 2](http://mission-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Micro-finance-agri-2-300x225.jpg)
![Micro finance agri 1](http://mission-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Micro-finance-agri-1-300x212.jpg)
This Ghanaian lady was given £50 to buy bags of charcoal, she now sells it in small amounts at a profit which helps her feed her baby.
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This girl was given £100 to start a livestock project
![small project girl 2](http://mission-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/small-project-girl-2-300x218.png)
This girl was given £100 to start a food service project
Beads and basket making:
![Display of necklaces](http://mission-international.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Display-of-necklaces-300x225.jpg)
This small income generating project in Uganda was started with a small loan, now a high standard of product is being produced by this cooperative.