.	Social Innovation Fund
	Mission statement: To help unemployed and economically at risk women realize their potential for becoming self-sufficient. Target Group: Number of borrowers 248; 100 percent of borrowers are women; 85 percent of first-time borrowers are below the national poverty line; 40 percent of first time borrowers are in bottom 50% of thos living below national povert line; project number of borrowers in 1997 - 428. Contact: Liuda Mecajeva, Director Savanoriq 1 Kaunas, Lithuania Tel: 370-7-206 575 Fax: 370-7-2006 575	First Loan given: 1995 Geographical area served: Lithuania Credit Programme: Lending model - group; Loan period - 6 months; Average first loan - US$100; Average loan - US$200; Effective interest rate - 5%
From the Microcredit Summit - Institutional Profiles