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This article discusses the challenges faced by rural women trying to sustain and grow their small businesses in India during the pandemic. It highlights Dvara KGFS, a client-focused provider of financial products to low-income households and microbusinesses in India. One such product offered is a group loan allowing rural women to receive a low-cost loan and repay it together, allowing many women to start and sustain multiple businesses in their community.

Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing. We catalyze financial service providers to deliver high-quality, affordable solutions at scale for the three billion people who are left out of – or poorly served by – the financial sector.For more than 50 years, Accion has helped tens of millions of people through its work with more than 90 partners in 40 countries.&nbsp;Since their founding in 1961, Accion has worked tirelessly to empower people who are underserved, revolutionizing financial services for people who are left out.

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Accion Accion is a global nonprofit committed to creating a financially inclusive world, with a pioneering legacy in microfinance and fintech impact investing.

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