Sa-Dhan’s mission is to build the field of community development finance in India to help its member and associate institutions to better serve low-income households, particularly women, in both rural and urban India, in their quest for establishing stable livelihoods and improving quality of life. Founded as the Association of Community Development Finance Institutions by SEWA Bank, BASIX, Dhan Foundation, FWWB, MYRADA, RGVN, SHARE and PRADAN in 1999, Sa-Dhan’s membership has now grown to 225 with the collective loan outstanding and outreach in excess of ₹ 1,15,159 Crores and 46 Million poor, respectively.
