Programme d'Appui a l'Association des Femmes. The system started in January 1992 with only 15 women. Originally, the main objective of the women was economic. However, the social returns are probably bigger than the economic ones. The following is an explanation of the social and economic advantages, and how possible it is to reach social objectives through economic projects.
Poor women have easier access to reasonable credit for their activities.
Furthermore, getting such a credit instead of purchasing products at credit is advantageous since the purchase for credit could cost the double of a cash purchase. Even the access to this expensive system was difficult because of the numerous requirements of the practitioners. The short cycle of their businesses makes that rate applicable. In fact, in contrast to the traditional system, they can withdraw money from their savings when they need it, during the working days of the bank. Owing to the procedure of credit allocation, members analyze more the economic impacts of their activities .