INDIA MICRO LOANS

Heather Murphy, Executive Director and Founder of Women's Entrepreneurship Initiative on Arizona Express.

The story of WEI is a story of womens empowerment through social change. Moved by stories of tragic suicides and the oppression of widows in the societies of India, a recent college graduate traveled there, committed to the idea that a small, lean group of people can make a difference, and do so without the overhead and bureaucracy of larger enterprises. She listened to the heartbreaking stories and dreams of over 500 women, so that she could create a business model that would ensure these womens success. This business model works because the widows themselves created it.

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