OUR STRATEGY
Seed Effect is committed to bringing Christ-centered economic empowerment to the hard places.
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Hope starts with a simple green box
Each Seed Effect Savings & Loan group receives a secure metal box filled with the necessary tools for establishing a safe place to save. These tools, combined with the long-term guidance of our Indigenous staff, promotes holistic poverty alleviation.
Inside the box
The materials included in our secure metal box, combined with the long-term guidance of our Indigenous team, promote holistic poverty alleviation.
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Take a look inside the box!
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Fostering Sustainability
Our 3-Year Model
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1. Save & Loan
Plant new groups with a focus on training and equipping members to lead their weekly savings group meetings independently.
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2. Entrepreneurship
Provide entrepreneurship and livelihood training through Chalmers’ Plan for a Better Business curriculum, promoting resilience and empowering our members to grow.
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3. Independence
Facilitate beneficial connections with community leaders, including churches and formal financial institutions. Ensure members are fully equipped to continue meeting independently upon graduation to continue growing.
Our Lifetime Impact
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87,968
Members Served
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9,623,788
Saved by seed effect members
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82%
Of groups graduate from their 3rd year
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30%
Average return on savings
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