The two neediest were the first to get loans, then, if they repaid them on schedule for the first five weeks, the next two neediest got loans, and if they repaid promptly, the fifth person got her loan. It was in the interest of the whole group for everyone to pay their loans promptly. The group support eventually spilled over unto everything, affecting the welfare of the women and their families, including reinforcement for good nutritional practices and family planning. Today, Grameen bank members have l6 principles they try to live up to, including getting rid of the dowry system by not asking it for their sons or giving it for their daughters. Women paid far more attention to the children, to the households, to the future.
Men try to enjoy itnow.
Women are very efficient managers of scarce resources, because when times are bad, the women are the ones who suffer the most. The bank has caused a sea change in family rules, with many women becoming the breadwinners. The bank is now giving housing loans to members with good repapyment records and proof the land belongs to thae borrower. This means she has to persuade her husband to transfer hisland to her. Yumus met Clinton when he was governor of Arkasas and helped set up the Good Faith F und in Pine Bluff, which is a model of how to take the lessons of the Grameen Bank and apply them to relieve poverty here.