Group Guaranteed Lending and Savings member and store owner Mrs. Layla Moughneiy and her husband Hasan. East Tyre, Lebanon. The programs empower women by increasing their ability to make money, which, in turn, improves their clout and position in household and community. True gender equality is the long-term result. By targeting women we are helping children.
Women spend their additional income on children and the household.
The programs focus on building strong local Micro Finance Institutions. This ensures long-term sustainability of any economic gains. The programs have proven their dynamic capacity to quickly reach large numbers of women living in poverty with the use of limited funds. How we work Save the Children's micro finance goal is to build sustainable institutions that provide on-going access to financial services for poor female micro entrepreneurs. Save the Children works with credible local partners to build their capacity both technically and institutionally.