Sheela Devi, wife of a casual labourer, sent her son to learn Mandarin in China.
A loan from her self-help group made this a reality. Read IndiaSpend’s story of how #JEEViKA has transformed lives in Bihar: http://wrld.bg/aKne30gPN9W
Bihar’s Poorest Women Are Changing Their Lives, With A Little Help
The illiterate widow of a rickshaw puller, musahar–traditional rat-catchers, considered low caste even among Dalits–Amola Devi last year managed financial transactions of Rs 1 crore. The key to her transformation is India’s largest self-help group, whose 8.2 million Women have saved $64 millio