Livelihoods

Financial Aid

A revolving fund that has put the equivalent of $357,000 into small businesses, reaching about 2,400 people.

This program helps vulnerable people become economically self-reliant by financing small businesses and income-generating activity, so that someone can build a livelihood out of skills they already have.

$357,000 has been provided in financial support for small businesses and livelihood activities, reaching roughly 2,400 individuals. Supported activities include tailoring, small retail, livestock and other trades that generate income from the first week.

The fund works on a revolving basis. As money comes back it is lent out again, so the same capital reaches far more households than a single round of grants ever could. That is the difference between relief that ends and support that keeps working.

What the program does

  • Capital for small businesses and income-generating work
  • Revolving: repaid funds are lent out again
  • Tailoring, small retail, livestock and similar trades
  • Built for self-reliance rather than short-term relief

Questions

What does revolving mean here?

Funds returned by earlier recipients are rolled over and used to support new ones. That is how $357,000 of support has been delivered from a much smaller program expenditure.

Is this a loan?

Support is provided to establish a sustainable livelihood, and the fund revolves so others can be helped in turn. Ask us about the terms for a specific case.

What kinds of business are supported?

Tailoring, grocery businesses, poultry farming and other small enterprises, chosen around what the person can already do.

How many people has it reached?

Approximately 2,400 individuals to date.

Figures are cumulative totals since the program began, not a single year, and are rounded.

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