Women Coop - Financial inclusion of marginalized and poor women
Cooperative Development Organisation
Implementing Partners and Organisations
Sri Lanka Women Development Services Cooperative Society Ltd. - Women'sCoop
Period of Implementation
January 2020 - December 2022
Geographic scope
Asia-Pacific: Sri Lanka
Budget
$ 204,750
€ 195 000
Donor(s)
Bilateral Aid: Sida/Civsam
Sector(s)
Rural Development, Social
Type of Activity
Administrative and support service activities, Technical Assistance & Advisory
Project Objectives
The project is focused on promoting the financial inclusion through secured cooperative savings and credit (micro-finance) services, which comes under the consortium project of 5002. Women members will implement the project in Jaffna, Mulathivu and Mannar districts in Northern Sri Lanka, targeting 2,937 women and 442 men in these three districts.
Impact on SDGs
SDG1 - No Poverty
SDG5 - Gender Equality
SDG10 - Reduced Inequalities
Direct beneficiaries
Individuals: 3400
Local stakeholders
Groups of farmers