Action
- By the end of 2005, the combined programmes are expected to reach over 50,000 women with small loans in excess of US $8 million. - Training and informational materials for use in minority areas have been translated into local languages such as Uighur and Tibetan. - Over 200 project staff has been trained in financial management. - Over 5,000 small lending groups have been created to self-manage credit operations. - Over 100,000 women have been trained in livestock rearing, fish farming, chicken and rabbit rearing, fruit drying, brick-making, and other income-generating skills. - School scholarships have been provided to 2,200 female dropouts in Gansu, Sichuan, Henan, and Yunnan Provinces.
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