Stories

Hurben

  When you meet Hurben at her shop, the first thing you notice is the confidence she exudes while dealing with her clients. She is into the business of selling fire wood. She has come a lo ....

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Malar's Story

Amidst the heart of India’s poverty, a striking young woman opens the door to her concrete home, clutching a young child against her chest. Her name is Malar, and the child is her only daught ....

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Radhika's Story

Located in the heart of Hyderabad, India, Radhika’s home is full of people. She speaks to them politely – too formally for them to be family or friends. They are her customers. Radhika ....

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Jaya's story

Jaya Raphel lives with six family members in a small house in rural Kerala. Her husband Raphel works in a tile factory and Jaya tends to his elderly mother who is bed-ridden. Jaya’s priority ....

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Basu's story

  Basu Patel’s grocery store, housed in a makeshift hut in front of her house, is well stocked with packaged food, cleaning products and coconuts. Business is good, and Basu’s husb ....

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Operations in rural towns

Samhita is initially focusing operations in rural towns and peri-urban areas. In rural areas, most clients are landless agricultural labourers with little or no education. These clients primarily u ....

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Cashpor - largest MFIs in northern

Cashpor is one of the largest MFIs in northern India. Based in the city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Cashpor is committed to identifying and motivating poor women in rural areas, by delivering f ....

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Adhikar Launches Poor Reachout Initiative

Adhikar is based in Orissa, one of India’s most impoverished states. Adhikar is committed to social development and defending the rights of the poor, with plans to expand and establish a pres ....

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