Impact
Our impact, in numbers you can check
Headline figures
- Loan recovery rate
- 99.6%
- Reported by GDO: borrowers repay.
- Borrowers who are women
- 80%
- Reported by GDO.
- Grassroots loan portfolio
- PKR 61.2M
- Reported by GDO.
- Years serving communities
- 15+
- Since the first projects in 2011.
Source: GDO management reporting. Period/as-of dates will be added with each annual report.
Who we reach
Women at the centre
Community base
- Community Organisations
- 60
- Women Saving Groups
- 26
- Village Forums (AVF)
- 10
- Districts: Layyah & Bhakkar
- 2
Projects by theme
- Skills & training3
- Microfinance2
- Health & sanitation2
- Education1
- Shelter & disaster1
- Social mobilisation1
- Capacity building1
Since 2011
A timeline of growth
2011
Community work begins
The AAWAZ project (April), TRSS schooling and social mobilisation with women saving groups (August) and the SPO capacity-building programme (November) start in Karor Lal Esan.
2013
Micro-credit programme launches
The Urban and Rural Poverty Alleviation programme (MEDP) offers affordable micro-credit, together with interest-free livestock loans, vocational training and the Shelter Project.
2015
Skill centre opens
The PWP VTI skill centre begins in Karor.
2016
Sanitation project starts
Community-led sanitation and hygiene awareness begins with OPP/RTI.
2017
Licensed microfinance company
GDO is incorporated as a public company under Section 42 on 12 April 2017 and receives its SECP licence for non-bank microfinance (licence No. NBMFC-1066). The Government Vocational Training Institute at Wadhey Wali opens in October.