Small Loans, Big Issues: Microfinance and Women Empowerment
In 1974, Professor Yunus made a $27 loan to the villagers of Jobra who were too poor to get any traditional bank credit and were preyed on by the loan sharks. Having financed 42 craftsmen and farmers, he devised a model to provide poor women with small loans at a low interest. This microfinance project […]
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