Women Groups

Financial support for women growing together.

DMF supports women groups with accessible financing, group-based lending guidance, and practical support designed to strengthen businesses, households, and communities.

Built for collective progress

Helping women access finance through trusted group structures.

Women groups often rely on teamwork, trust, savings discipline, and shared responsibility. DMF’s group lending approach supports these strengths by helping organized groups access financing for productive activities and household improvement.

Whether your group is involved in trade, farming, services, market vending, food production, tailoring, or community savings, DMF can guide you toward the right loan structure.

Women group supported by DMF
Challenges we help with

Supporting women-led businesses and community groups.

DMF helps women groups access financial support while encouraging discipline, transparency, and shared accountability.

01

Business Capital

Support for stock, working capital, trading, and small enterprise growth.

02

Group Growth

Financing designed to help organized groups grow through shared responsibility.

03

Household Stability

Support for income-generating activities that strengthen families and communities.

04

Financial Discipline

Guidance on repayment, savings habits, group records, and loan responsibility.

Recommended DMF products

Loan options suitable for women groups.

Group Loans

Best suited for women groups that know and trust each other, have shared accountability, and are ready to guarantee one another.

Learn about Group Loans

SME Loans

Suitable for women entrepreneurs with established businesses, regular cash flow, and growth financing needs.

Learn about SME Loans

Solar Loans

Useful for women-led households or small businesses seeking affordable clean energy solutions.

Learn about Solar Loans
How DMF supports women groups

Guidance from group formation to repayment.

DMF supports women groups with a guided approach that promotes understanding, accountability, and responsible borrowing.

Our branch teams help groups understand loan requirements, repayment expectations, documentation, and group responsibilities before application.

Pre-Application Guidance We help groups understand eligibility, loan purpose, documentation, and repayment expectations.
Group Responsibility We guide members on co-guaranteeing, attendance, meeting discipline, and repayment accountability.
Business Support We help groups choose practical financing that supports productive business and household goals.
What to prepare

Documents and details your group may need.

Group Information

  • Group name and location.
  • List of group members.
  • Group leadership details.
  • Group meeting place and contact person.
  • Group constitution or rules where applicable.
  • Group bank account details where applicable.

Member Information

  • Valid identification documents.
  • Passport photos where required.
  • Business or income activity details.
  • Residence and business location.
  • Loan purpose and requested amount.
  • Guarantor or group guarantee information where required.

Is your women group ready to grow?

Speak to a DMF advisor or start your group loan application today.