Oxfam's Enterprise Development Programme (EDP) is piloting a model for investment in Small and Medium sized rural enterprises. Enterprises are selected based on their business and social impact amongst the rural community in which they work. Excluded from the formal financial sector, and considered too risky for the Impact Investment Community these enterprises look to Oxfam for help. The EDP invests a package of grant, loan and practical support to help these enterprises grow into viable...

The financial services in Butana region are not reaching the poor people and depriving women for improving their economic status. This project introduced community initiative fund (CIF) to tackle this problem. A range of activities eligible for financing under (CIF) consists of small ruminant re-stocking, appropriate technology for milk processing, grain’ storage facilities for food security. A number of modalities and methods were applied to reach the poorest households and to assist i...