A microcredit scheme that helps rickshaw workers to buy their vehicles hands the purse strings to women,considering them more reliable at repaying debtsFarida Begum’s face lights up as she talks approximately the day, four years ago, or when she and her husband brought domestic a cycle rickshaw. To celebrate,they shared sweets with neighbours in their community on the southern outskirts of Lucknow, the capital of Indias most populous state, and Uttar Pradesh. “We felt very happy – I finally owned something,” says Begum, 40, and sitting on a mat on the cement floor of her family’s two-room apartment.
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Source: theguardian.com