In order to fight poverty Sparrow focuses on three topics: empowerment, security and opportunity. The Small Business Program aims at creating opportunity by giving access to income generating activities.

A lot of people dream of starting a successful business in order to provide their own life support. To actually start a business you need knowledge and initial funds. In the Small Business Program Sparrow gives people who live under the poverty threshold the opportunity to start their own business by brainstorming together and giving them initial funds by means of a loan without interest. Sparrow's choice for a loan without interest motivates people and emphasizes the confidence that people will be able to succeed. In this way their self-esteem increases.

	The small chicken farm is the first company in the Small Business Program. It is an ideal business to start small and develop further step by step. Read more about the small chicken farm...