Marie Michael Library

Women's participation in PROGRESO : a micro-enterprise credit program reaching the smallest businesses of the poor in Lima, Peru.

Reichmann, Rebecca L.

Female food vendors are a conspicuous part of the informal sector in Lima, and the market vendor component of the PROGRESO program was designed to meet their credit needs. women's problems and performance in this program are examined, as are project innovations that encourage high payback rates and increases in income.