The sixteen rules to get a loan from the Grameen Bank,
are a mixture of hygiene, culture and common sense. They have helped
hundreds of thousands of people in their quest to lead a better life.

Peace Times 14

1. We respect the four principles of the Grameen Bank - we are disciplined, united, courageous and hard workers and we apply these principles to our daily lives.

2. We wish to give our families good living standards.

3. We will not live in delapidated houses. We repair them and work to build new ones.

4. We cultivate vegetables the whole year round and sell the surplus.

5. During planting season, we pick out as many seedlings as possible.

6. We intend to have small families, so we can reduce our expenses to a minimum and take care of our health.

7. We educate our children and see that they can earn enough money to finance their training.

8. We see to it that our children and homes are clean.

9. We build laterines and use them.

10. We only drink water drawn from a well. If not, we boil the water to purify it.

11. We will not accept a marriage dowry for our son and we do not give one to our daughter at her marriage. We are against this practice.

12. We cause harm to no one and we do not tolerate that anyone should do us harm.

13. To increase our income, we make important investments in common.

14. We are always ready to help each other. When someone is in difficulty,       we all give a helping hand.

15. If we learn that discipline is not respected in a centre, we go along to help and restore order.

16. We are introducing physical culture in all centres. We take part in all social events.