Project Description
The project aims to partner with the Grassroots Trading Network for Women (GTN) to provide access to finance to Sewa members for the purchase of sustainable energy products, such as solar lamps and cooking stoves. Sewa is a member-based organization of low-income and self employed women workers, which has a membership base of 1.36 million women across seven states in India, mainly in Gujarat. GTN was created by Sewa to provide clean energy products to its members. Specifically, the project will support GTN through the following activities: 1. Firm-level advisory, including assistance to GTN in developing and implementing its loan products, internal systems and processes, and staff training; 2. Awareness-raising among end borrowers about the availability and benefits of sustainable energy products.