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Savings-Led Microfinancefor Indian Tamil Women in Sri Lanka:Planting For Your Future,[object Object],Presented by:,[object Object],Tseli Mohammed,[object Object],Kristin Musser,[object Object],ArjunaPremachandra,[object Object],Sebastian Saronge,[object Object],Nathan Tiller,[object Object]
Country Profile,[object Object],Population: 21.3 million.,[object Object],Ethnic groups (2002): Sinhalese (74%), Tamils (18% Sri Lankan Tamils 12.9% & Indian Tamils 5.1%), Muslim (7%), Other (1%),[object Object],Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, & Christianity,[object Object],Languages: Sinhala and Tamil (official), English,[object Object],Education: Compulsory up to age 14. Primary school attendance: 96.5%. Literacy: 91%,[object Object],Health:Infant mortality rate:18.57/1,000; Life expectancy: 73 yrs. (M) & 77 yrs. (F),[object Object],Work force: 7.6 Million (excluding northern provinces),[object Object],Currency: Sri Lanka Rupees (SLR) ,[object Object],1,[object Object]
2,[object Object]
Background,[object Object],2 Major Groups: Sri Lankan Tamils & Indian Tamils,[object Object],19th Century: Indian Tamils brought to work plantations,[object Object],1948: Independence, Indian Tamils considered stateless,[object Object],2000: 30,000 Indian Tamils stateless,[object Object],Currently: ,[object Object],90% granted citizenship, 30,000 stateless Indian Tamils,[object Object],350,000 Indian Tamil plantation workers,[object Object],70% are women,[object Object],Wage: 450 SLR/day ($4.08/day),[object Object],3,[object Object]
Central Province (tea & rubber plantations),[object Object],“We are so poorly paid that I cannot afford to feed my children properly or give them a proper education” ,[object Object],~ Woman Tea Worker*,[object Object],Population (2001): 2,420,000,[object Object],Indian Tamils (19.9%): 467, 060,[object Object],Women (51%): 239, 322,[object Object],Women 16-64 (67%): 160,345,[object Object],5-Yr Project Target (25%):,[object Object],40,086,[object Object],4,[object Object],*BBC News: Hardships of Sri Lanka’s Indian Tamils. Retrieved from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/903606.stm,[object Object]
"They face little prospect of finding work except on the tea estates… ,[object Object],It has become a kind of vicious circle. ,[object Object],Generation after generation of Tamils of Indian origin in Sri Lanka work on the estates and, in so doing, condemn themselves to a life of financial hardship.”*,[object Object],5,[object Object],*BBC News: Hardships of Sri Lanka’s Indian Tamils. Retrieved from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/903606.stm,[object Object]
Feasibility: Characteristics,[object Object],Plantation workers account for 30% of population below poverty line,[object Object],Working plantations for generations,[object Object],Workers lack power and autonomy over labor,[object Object],Sociocultural isolation, stigma, discrimination,[object Object],6,[object Object]
Feasibility: Competitors,[object Object],Cell phone banking,[object Object],Convenient ,[object Object],Charge fees,[object Object],Do not provide social capital,[object Object],MFIs already in region,[object Object],Majority are micro-credit,[object Object],Used for consumption, rather than sustainable business purposes,[object Object],Traditional Banking systems,[object Object],Not designed for poor,[object Object],7,[object Object]
Major Challenges,[object Object],Sociocultural Issues – exclusion,[object Object],Plantation owners – labor laws,[object Object],Politics/Bureaucracy – disconnect,[object Object],Funding –  start up resources, sustainability,[object Object],Scalability – management issues,[object Object],8,[object Object]
Potential Partnerships,[object Object],Hatton Women’s Committee,[object Object],Women empowerment,[object Object],Education and leadership training,[object Object],Women’s Liberation Movement of Sri Lanka,[object Object],Women’s Rights,[object Object],Centre for Women’s Research,[object Object],Empowerment towards “non-traditional” employment opportunities,[object Object],Ceylon Planters Society,[object Object],Labor union,[object Object],Political Party,[object Object],9,[object Object]
Potential Funding Sources,[object Object],Ford foundation ($180,000),[object Object],American Jewish World Services ($50,000),[object Object],MacArthur Foundation ($250,000),[object Object],Expected Operating Budget for 5-Yr Project: ,[object Object],$206,740,[object Object],10,[object Object]
11,[object Object],Project 5 Year Overview,[object Object]
Budget Overview,[object Object],12,[object Object]
Expected Outcomes,[object Object],13,[object Object]
Potential Expansion Programs,[object Object],Empowerment to demand better working conditions and wages,[object Object],Vocational training for women and young adults in communities.,[object Object],Negotiation skills and knowledge of rights,[object Object],Gain partnership with legal council/aid,[object Object],14,[object Object]
15,[object Object],Thank You!Questions?,[object Object]
Extra Budget Info,[object Object],16,[object Object]

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