Initial credit assistance is limited to fifty thousand rupees and to be paid back in twelve months and the recipient is also linked to an experienced business person as a mentor.
The credit scheme has been extended to a skills development program that the chamber is implementing for apparel firm Gap, to support women in the southern Galle and central Kandy districts.
"The Gap program targets the immediate women family members of the Gap employees in the Kandy District and provides them with a comprehensive skill development and exposure on a chosen trade," the chamber said in a statement.
Ten of these women from Kandy received loans to the value of 250,000 rupees in February. To date, the Ceylon Chamber has trained over 400 women in both districts.
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