Micro-Credit in Darfur Fosters Hope for the Future
More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Many families in Darfur have lost regular access to their farmland and businesses due to ongoing conflict. The Small Enterprise for Hope Project is helping to keep the entrepreneurial spirit thriving—even in the face of conflict—because enterprise is a tool for self-sufficiency and decreasing poverty. The program gives training and loans to individuals and groups, with a particular focus on women.
Activities
RI provides business courses and microcredit loans to entrepreneurs. Success stories include blacksmiths, tanneries, market farms, brick makers, bicycle repair shops, handicrafts and cafes. Loans have been repaid at a rate of 100 percent.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $300
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $24,700
Total Funding Goal: $25,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Supporting Darfur communities to strive for self-sufficiency can lead to long-term economic resilience now and in peacetime. The Small Enterprise Project is helping to lift the veil of poverty by teaching skills that build local economies.
Project Message
“I now have stable earnings to help me pay daily expenses. This project encourages people, especially women, to depend on themselves.”
- Amira Beraima Mahmoud, Small Enterprise Beneficiary
Who is Running This Project
Contact
John Maris,
Senior Program Officer
1575 Westwood Blvd.
Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Sudan
310-478-1200
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
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Relief International 1575 Westwood Blvd Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90024 United States (310) 478-1200 http://www.ri.org |
Learn more about Relief International and the project team.
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Sudan
and can also be found under 
Economic Development.
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When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 22, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 21, 2007.
