PROJECT

Projects

Summary of Advisory Services Project Information

Project Number

595427

Primary Business Area

Access To Finance

Disclosure Date

Oct 10, 2012

Country

India

Region

South Asia

IFC Approval Date

Apr 11, 2012

Status

Completed

Estimated Total Budget

$545,800.00
(Project budget includes all project-funded activities)

Last Updated Date

Feb 26, 2017

Project Estimated End Date

Mar 31, 2016

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.

Development Results