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Microfinance Component

Program Overview
The Social Enterprise Program at SAWAB Foundation features a Shari’ah-compliant microfinance initiative aimed at alleviating poverty and promoting sustainable livelihoods among underserved communities. Through interest-free qard hasan loans, profit-sharing mudarabah partnerships, and comprehensive capacity-building, the program empowers participants to establish or expand small enterprises and strengthen household resilience.

Key Objectives

  • Poverty Alleviation: Break the cycle of destitution by providing access to finance, skills, and support services that elevate household incomes above the poverty line.
  • Support for Small-Scale Entrepreneurs: Enable women, youth, and other micro-entrepreneurs to start or grow ventures in agriculture, retail, handicrafts, and services.
  • Life-Skills Development: Enhance employability and entrepreneurial capabilities through training in communication, problem solving, financial management, and customer relations.
  • Home Gardening Promotion: Foster food security and supplemental income by teaching kitchen gardening, seed saving, and small-scale horticulture.
  • Shari’ah Compliance: Ensure all financial products and processes adhere to Islamic finance principles—prohibiting riba, enabling ethical profit-loss sharing, and maintaining full transparency and community oversight.

Target Beneficiaries

  • Low-income families and individuals lacking formal financial access
  • Small entrepreneurs in livestock, poultry, tailoring, mobile vending, digital services, and related sectors
  • Women-headed households and youth seeking self-employment opportunities
  • Community groups interested in collective savings and financing arrangements

 

Product Offerings & Components

  • Cow Rearing: Interest-free financing to establish or scale small-scale dairy enterprises, with training on animal husbandry and milk marketing.
  • Goat Rearing: Support for backyard goat farming, including livestock procurement, veterinary linkages, and herd-management guidance.
  • Agriculture: Inputs and advisory services for vegetable plots and seasonal crops, plus value-addition techniques such as drying and packaging.
  • Chicken & Duck Rearing: Starter kits with pullets or ducklings, feed support, and biosecurity training.
  • Fish Cultivation: Financing for pond construction or cage units, supply of fingerlings and feed, and technical extension visits.
  • Grocery Shop: Seed capital for establishing or restocking neighborhood retail outlets, combined with basic bookkeeping training.
  • Auto Van / Rickshaw: Loans for purchasing small transport vehicles, accompanied by driver safety and maintenance workshops.
  • Small Business Grants: Micro-grants and training for ventures like vegetable vending, tailoring (sewing machines), home-based crafts, and other micro-enterprises.
  • Life-Skills & Financial Training: Interactive workshops covering communication, teamwork, financial literacy, digital tools, and record-keeping.
  • Home Gardening Kits: Provision of seeds, basic tools, and hands-on training in kitchen gardening to enhance nutrition and generate surplus for sale.
  • Business Mentorship: Regular field visits, one-on-one coaching, and peer-learning forums to troubleshoot challenges and share best practices.
  • Differentiated Sector Support: Tailored modules for priority sectors—such as poultry intensification, handicraft value chains, or digital services—based on local market demand.

Implementation Strategy

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  1. Community Mobilization & Shari’ah Advisory: Engage local leaders and SAWAB Foundation’s Shari’ah board to ensure cultural relevance and compliance.
  2. Group Formation & Onboarding: Establish lending circles, formalize mutual-aid agreements, and deliver introductory Islamic finance orientation.
  3. Disbursement & Monitoring: Release capital or loans, track progress via group-led meetings and digital reporting tools, and collect ongoing feedback.
  4. Capacity Building & Diversification: Guide beneficiaries through life-skill modules, home-gardening sessions, and advanced business clinics.
  5. Graduation & Linkages: Facilitate successful clients’ transition to formal Islamic banks or cooperative schemes for larger-scale financing.
  6. Impact Measurement: Monitor key indicators—repayment rates, income growth, household savings, crop yields, and overall economic security.

Expected Outcomes

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  • Sustainable Poverty Reduction: 80% of participants rise above the national poverty line within 12 months.
  • Strong Repayment Performance: At least 95% on-time repayment rates under the qard hasan and mudarabah models, reinforced by group accountability.
  • Income Diversification: Average household income growth of 30–40%, supported by enterprise activities and home gardening.
  • Skill Enhancement: 100% of beneficiaries complete life-skill and financial literacy training, reporting increased confidence in money management.
  • Shari’ah Adherence: All products and services comply with Islamic ethical standards, verified by biannual audits from SAWAB Foundation’s Shari’ah board.

 

 

 

Appeal

We invite philanthropists, corporate partners, and community stakeholders to join SAWAB Foundation in transforming lives through this Shari’ah-compliant microfinance initiative. Your contributions—whether as qard hasan capital, mudarabah investments, in-kind support for training materials, or sponsorship of home-gardening kits—will directly empower low-income families to break free from poverty, develop sustainable enterprises, and secure a more dignified future. Together, we can multiply impact, strengthen community resilience, and uphold the highest ethical standards in financial inclusion.

The Social Enterprise Program’s microfinance component offers a holistic, market-driven approach to poverty alleviation by combining ethical financing, life-skills development, and sector-specific support. By targeting small entrepreneurs, women-headed households, and youth with tailored products—from dairy and goat rearing to grocery shops and home gardening—SAWAB Foundation fosters diversified income streams and long-term financial resilience. We are committed to rigorous Shari’ah governance, continuous capacity building, and robust impact measurement to ensure that every taka invested yields measurable social and economic returns. Your partnership will be instrumental in scaling this model and realizing our shared vision of empowered, self-reliant communities.