Shazia Ali's Group

"I have been married for five years and live with my family in the small town of Arifwala, Pakistan. I have three children: two girls and one boy. None of my kids is of school-going age yet. I am borrowing for the first time in my loan group. I stitch clothes for my neighborhood clients. My husband trades used items and his brother is a butcher. I need this loan for my husband’s brother; he needs to buy some animals for his shop. He will give me a reasonable share of the profit out of his business.

I am the leader of a few other women from my neighborhood. Naseem Bibi will invest her share of the loan in their family’s grocery store and auto workshop. Kalsoom Bibi‘s husband drives a horse cart and now they need to buy a new horse for their cart. Sughran Bibi needs a loan to buy a rickshaw for her husband. Saeeda Bibi requires this loan to buy construction supplies for their business. There is no one here who could lend to us."



About Group Loans
In a group loan, each member of the group receives an individual loan but is part of a group of individuals bound by a group guarantee. Under this arrangement, each member of the group supports one another and is responsible for paying back the loans of their fellow group members if someone is delinquent or defaults. Learn more

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