INDIA
Income Generating Activities
Protagonista Latha
Lugar Tamil Nadu
Entidad La Salle
Autor/a De La Salle Brothers
TESTIMONIO
I am Latha from the Village Kamatchiammal Koil. I was living in a hut with my husband, 2 children and mother-in-law. Being landless and with no assets life was really a struggle for us. Our earnings have seldom been enough to meet the family’s day-to-day needs. We never stopped dreaming of a more secure and contented life. But our minds have always been preoccupied with survival. Three years ago Delasalle Brothers started a saving and credit group for women in our village. I also joined the group. Joining the group has proved to be a turning point in my life. The group became a place where I could learn about my health and that of my children, about my rights as a woman, and about doing business. I began to save in the group scheme Rs. 50/- per month. My vision and self-condition grew. On 18-8-2005 I took a loan from Delasalle Brothers and Rs. 2000/- from the group and purchased a cow. The cow gave more than sufficient milk for our family use. During the past 292 days this cow gave us 1,922 litres of milk. I spent Rs. 26.50 daily for feeding the cow.
We took 1 litre milk daily for our own consumption and sold the rest of milk and improved our economic status. We have constructed a house to live and posses golden ornaments for our daughter after meeting the school expenses of our children through this income. My children will become professionals, I am confident.
