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Share & SaveMore Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesCurrently, community members are paying more for water (in terms of time and money) than higher income neighbors. WaterPartners' India partner holds 4 years experience providing loans to self-help groups for water & sanitation improvements & have proved that the poor are willing to pay for the improvements. The project will catalyze on that experience & provide operational support for start up costs and support a new program that will declare over 250 villages “100% free from defecation” in 2008 ActivitiesEnable low-income families to have access to credit for water & sanitation facilities: Disburse 3,000 loans for water & sanitation products: Expand the area in which our India partner currently works, to provide access to credit to more communities. Funding InformationTotal Funding Received to Date: $470 Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactProject will disburse 3000 loans. Over time, the area in which our India partner currently works, to provide access to credit will expand to help more people. It will allow our partner to continue to develop long-term operational and business plans. Project Message
“A project funded by a grant is like renting a house—it never really belongs to you, But WaterCredit is like buying the house—now we own it.” Who is Running This ProjectContact
Jessica Brooks, Project SponsorOrganization
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For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on June 17, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 29, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldWaterCredit Loans Empower WomenBy Jessica Brooks - Donor Care Specialist, June 17, 2008 06:47 PM
Mandaelramla, a young woman who lives in the southern Indian village of Melanadavalur, is four months pregnant with her first child. Before WaterPartners came to her village, Comment on this update
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