BJS 13
With a loan of EUR 8,200 euro BJS allows 23 women to construct or renovate toilets at home and reduce infections.
€8,200
3.00%
24 months
6 months
EUR
CurrencyAmount | €8,200 |
Interest | 3.00% |
Maturity | 24 months |
Repayments | 6 months |
Currency | EUR |
Summary
Belghoria Janakalyan Samity (BJS) is a not for profit organization based in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal. It was formed with a single goal of alleviating poverty through women empowerment. It aims to reach families in the most underserved and financially poor areas in West Bengal.
BJS focuses on the holistic development of the weaker section of the society, especially women, providing both financial and non-financial services. It uses microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation and focuses on building self-sufficiency among women.
In line with its goal of making women self-sufficient, BJS adopted a methodology of forming women into self-help groups. BJS runs a microcredit programme which allows women to construct or renovate toilets at home. So far, they have successfully helped many women and their families gain access to safe sanitation and lead a life of dignity. However, several families are still forced to walk long distances to defecate in the open, putting their health at risk. BJS seeks to continue to improve this situation, one borrower at a time.
Company name | BJS 13 |
CEO | Biswajit Das |
Founded | 2006-01-01 |
Location | West Bengal |
Sector | Financial services |
Turnover | €527,827.92 |
Employees | 180 |
Impact
Milaap is the largest crowdfunding platform in India, enabling stories of hope, courage, and change. They provide credit services to the poor and excluded to help them to work themselves out of poverty.
Milaap partners with a range of credit-worthy field partners who hold a strong social mission. They grant loans for energy projects, water access, artisan supply chains, and more, mostly in rural areas. Many of their projects empower women entrepreneurs, mainly providing working capital to women with a weaving enterprise, small shops, or handicrafts.
SDG’s impacted
With this project you are contributing to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
SDG 1. No poverty
SDG 3. Good health and well-being
SDG 5. Gender equality
SDG 6. Clean water and sanitation
SDG 8. Decent work and economic growth
SDG 10. Reduced inequalities
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- With this investment 2 jobs are created
- With this investment 91 lives are improved
- Met deze lening worden 23 toiletten gebouwd