{"id":4248,"date":"2024-05-30T13:07:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/do-you-know-how-microcredit-works-in-the-masai-community\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T13:22:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T11:22:40","slug":"do-you-know-how-microcredit-works-in-the-masai-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/en\/do-you-know-how-microcredit-works-in-the-masai-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know how microcredit works in the Masai community?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are <strong>no banks, no financial institutions<\/strong>, Maasai Women get together to discuss their current financial needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a microcredit is granted by the community, it is recorded in <strong>the ledger <\/strong>they hold. As soon as the loan is repaid, the booklet is stamped, and the woman can request a new microcredit (see photo below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To improve their situation, <strong>we decided to support the Pastoral Women&#8217;s Council organization, <\/strong>which includes more than <strong>2,000 Maasai women<\/strong> from rural communities in the Arusha region of Tanzania (the poorest and most marginalized in Tanzanian society).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the project fits into the themes we have identified and will address <strong>the major challenges <\/strong>faced by the communities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>access to drinking water<\/strong> with the installation of three wells;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creation of <strong>20 microcredit groups<\/strong>, each composed of 30 women;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>pasture restoration<\/strong> programs and development of sustainable agriculture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/5fe68197-9ec7-4396-956d-1cdb23fef788.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395-585x439.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.fondationnext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/901ee22c-c483-4ae4-8fe9-1b9804d5f395.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are no banks, no financial institutions, Maasai Women get together to discuss their current financial needs. 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