With the project implemented within the scope of Turkish
Grameen Microfinance Program, microcredit of ₺1.125 million TRY will be
provided for the support of Syrian women, most of whom are women with business
ideas - General Directorate of TGMP Halil Orhan: - "We are glad to have
contributed, albeit a bit, to the solution of the refugee crisis. " -
" We'll look at the returns in a year. The most important points are the
distribution of microcredit, the collection and how much income women generate
from this loan "
With TGMP, which is under the umbrella of the Turkish
Foundation for Waste Reduction (TISVA), the capital needs of women who want to
start their own business but cannot due to lack of capital have been met since
2003.
General Manager of TGMP Halil Orhan, said in a statement, so
far more than 180 thousand low income women have used microcredit.
Orhan stated that they aimed to provide microcredit to
Turkish and Syrian women in Gaziantep, Sanliurfa and Kilis within the framework
of the pilot project initiated by CARE International, one of the largest
independent aid organizations operating at international level.
"For the first year, we aim to distribute ₺1.125 TRY of
microcredit to 900 Syrian women.", Orhan said that some of the funds from
CARE Turkey would be used to support Turkish women entrepreneurs as well.
Orhan, pointing out the importance of microcredit of ₺1,125
TRY provided by CARE Turkey, "We are glad to have contributed, albeit a
bit, to the solution of the refugee crisis." he said.
Prior to launching the project, informative meetings were
held with the active microcredit users, Orhan said "We wanted to tell them
about this project to Syrian refugees who have long been neighbors, who have
reliable and capable of doing business. We said microcredits are disbursed
without a service fee.", Orhan stated that Turkish and Syrian women will
work together and that the process will also be supported by training programs
that will improve women's self-confidence and economic decision-making skills.
Orhan said that, Prof. Dr. Aziz Akgül, Board of Trustees of
TİSVA introduced the microcredit program to Turkey and TGMP was the pioneer in
this field, and Orhan also expressed the fact that people's trusts constitute
the basis of this program.
- Microcredit Program
The program, which was implemented in 175 countries,
including Turkey, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, as well as
"one of the 10 ideas that changed the world " in Time Magazine.
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