http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1624 Comments for "By Women, For Women: An Integrated Approach to Banking in Rural India" en http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1624 <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"><table class="actable" width="470px" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr><td class="actable-left" width="175px" valign="top"> <div class="flexinode-textfield-23"> <strong>Managing Organization: </strong> Mann Deshi Mahila Sah Bank Ltd.<br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-image-32"><br /> <img alt="By Women, For Women: An Integrated Approach to Banking in Rural India" src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/mdmsb.jpg" /><br /><br /> </div> <div class="flexinode-textfield-38"> <strong>Activity URL: </strong> <dd><a href="http://www.manndeshi.org/projects.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.manndeshi.org/projects.htm</a></dd><br /><br /> </div> <td width="295px" valign="top" align="left"> <div class="flexinode-textarea-22"> <strong>Activity Description: </strong> Mann Deshi Mahila Sah Bank Ltd. (MDMSB), a micro-enterprise development bank in Maharastra, India, uses an integrated approach in its efforts to promote sustainable economic growth amongst poor women in the region. In addition to providing micro-credit and savings services, MDMSB offers micro-health insurance products, training programs, women's rights lobbying, and innovative community outreach initiatives, like its Freedom Ride Girl's Bicycle program, which provides bicycles to primary schools girls at a 0% interest loan in an effort to curtail absenteeism due to transportation costs.<br class="clear" /></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1624">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/activitycapsule/1624#comment Financial Services Activity General Banking Activity Microfinance Activity Active Consumer For-profit Activity India Private Investment Funded South Asia Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:26:43 -0500 Courtland Walker 1624 at http://www.nextbillion.net