Rural Women Development Trust

The group's proposal for funding was approved at the Spring 2017 RSWR Board meeting and the funds were distributed to the group in July 2017. Before receiving their loans, the group received three days of upgraded skill training, and two days of capacity building training. 28 women received an initial loan of $151, with the expectation that they would make $91 per month in profit (after loan repayment and savings).

As of their six-month report in February 2018 the women's businesses were doing well and they had been repaying their loans on schedule. There had been some initial setbacks, including machinery breaking down and some women needing additional training. However RWDT staff was able to assist the women with locating machine maintenance and doing additional training with those who needed it. The report also noted that 18 new women had been able to receive a loan from the repaid funds.