Just as women trace a fresh kolam at their threshold each morning, NEST Trust helps them trace a path to financial independence — through Self Help Groups, microfinance, health awareness and child protection across Salem and Namakkal.
Registered under the Indian Trust Act 1882 (Reg. BK/45/2012), NEST Trust has spent over a decade organising rural women into a formal, bankable financial community. Read our full story →
To professionalise microfinance delivery channels in India and bring them into the mainstream — matching global best practice.
To be a role model in using microfinance to bring socio‑economic improvement among under‑privileged communities.
To adopt best practice in dispensing timely, adequate, flexible financial services responsive to community needs.
Figures across our current operational blocks of Edappady and Konganapuram.
From the first savings meeting to a hospital referral, our field teams walk alongside women at every stage. See all programs →
Forming and strengthening Self Help Groups and Joint Liability Groups, with proper auditing and disciplined savings.
Connecting groups to banks through our Swavalamban Connect Kendra, supported by SIDBI.
Training of trainers on breast cancer and HIV awareness, plus free medical camps.