WIDOW'S SEAMSTRESS BUSINESSES. For a gift of $300, or a share thereof, you can sponsor a widow in her pursuit to launch a new seamstress business. As a result of your gift, a widow will be provided with training, equipment and supplies in the form of a small interest-free loan, otherwise known as micro-credit. She will put back a portion of her monthly earnings into the micro-credit fund until her $300 is paid back. This allows for further multiplication of your giving — the $300, once paid back, will go on to sponsor another widow. [ related blog entry ]