Colombia

Episcopal Relief & Development works with Trinity Foundation to bolster financial resilience and facilitate credit access through a micro-finance program for women, specifically those living in indigenous communities and urban centers. Women form self-governing savings groups that serve as a platform for solidarity and economic empowerment for them and their families. New groups learn savings and lending principles. As groups mature, members participate in larger discussions on financial and business management. All savings groups, new and mature, discuss the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) at the household and community level.