Partners

DIA Vikas Capital : Opportunity DIA India (ODI) is an initiative of OIA to address the issue of poverty by providing microfinance services to the families from the bottom of the pyramid. It is headquartered at Gurgaon (NCR) Haryana.

Opportunity International Australia (OIA) is a global leader of microfinance and enterprise development. The pioneering work of David Bussau and the late Al Whittaker began in the 1970's during the earliest days of the microfinance revolution. Opportunity International continues today through the commitment and shared vision of five support partners and 44 implementing partners throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe.

SAADHANA It is a non- profit organization established in the year 2001 to reach out to the urban and rural poor women with the specific mandate to catalyze the 'Endeavor of the Poor for Self-Sufficiency'. From its humble beginning in 2001 has now reached out to more than 20,000 poor women within a short span of four years scaling up its operations to surrounding towns with innovative partnerships.

With Shikhar, Saadhana has partnered not only by technical input but also by providing bridge loan for the smooth run of the operation.

Indian Bank (IB) is a premier bank owned by the Government of India. Established on 15th August 1907 as part of the Swadeshi Movement (Freedom Movement in India), it is a major Indian commercial bank headquartered in Chennai, India. IB has been a leader in rural development, pioneer in introducing Self Help Groups and Financial Inclusion Project in the country.

SIDBI The Small Industries Development Bank of India is a state-run bank aimed to aid the growth and development of micro, small and medium scale industries in India. Set up in 1990 through an act of parliament, it was incorporated initially as a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Development Bank of India. Beginning as a refinancing agency to banks and state level financing bodies for their credit to small industries, it has diversified in to many activities, including direct credit to the SME through more than 100 branches in all major clusters of SME in India. Besides, it has been playing the development role in several ways such as support to micro-finance institutions for capacity building and onlending.

PROGRESSIVE MEDIA VISION PMV is a development organization envisaging holistic community development through communication and media.

NOTFAR Notfar helps humanitarian groups help more people through creative education. Notfar tells stories, create learning communities, and develop projects that increase funds, raise awareness, and move people to action. Notfar connects cultures and get people closer to good—poverty free, meaningful lives. This is Notfar’s way of making things better. ‘It gives us hope that we are not far from the world we wish to live in, and who we seek to be.’

MicroSave is at the forefront of efforts to move microfinance from a product-driven to a market-led basis through Product development; Product delivery systems;

Customer service strategies; and Corporate brand and identity.

EDA Rural Systems Pvt Ltd, established in 1983, is one of the leading development sector consultancy, research and capacity building organisations. Microfinance and Micro-enterprise are EDA’s focus areas. EDA’s experience of working in the poorest parts of South and South East Asia places it in a unique position to support livelihood programmes.