Financial support to PWDs
Micro-finance has helped millions of people across the world become more self-reliant by providing them with much-needed funding, which otherwise was either very hard for them to access or not available to them at all, to build sustainable sources of income (livelihoods). Micro-finance lending has proven that the poor are creditworthy and sincere in fulfilling their debt obligations in a timely manner. However, PWD continue to face high levels of doubt and cynicism when it comes to borrowing for self-employment or entrepreneurial endeavours. Hence SCD took small step towards the economic development of PWDs. The organisation supported 10 PWDs to start petty business in their own places.
Story of Miss Gajamati Majhi
Gajamati Majhi Late D/o Subash Ch. Majhi, aged 28 years, dwells in Antarla of Titilagarh block of Balangir district. She has one elder sister and three elder brothers .Gajamati is youngest girl of the family and she is an orthopedically disabled with 60 percentage. She has completed upper primary at Antarla village. Her father passed away when she was at the age of 15years, after that her mother’s look after the family. Her brothers migrated to Chhatisgarh for labour work. Only three persons lived in the village i.e. Gajamati, her sister and Old mother.
According to the Individual micro enterprise plan for PwD, SCD provided financial support Rs. 15.000.00 (Fifteen Thousand) to start a petty business in her village. Gajamati is running the business well; she is now able to earn Rs.100.00 Rupees a day and repaid the instalments without any difficulty. Gajamati and her family members thankful to the staff of SCD.
