‘Watering the Grassroots’ tells the story of how micro financing has played an important role in bringing about significant changes in the rural economy of India, leading to financial prosperity for many marginalized, especially rural women, across the country. Micro financing has been a key concept behind rural banking and for providing rural India with the benefits of a credit system. Increasingly, women are using micro financing to develop business solutions and solve problems of financial crisis. The documentary covers a group of women from different parts of the country who have faced hardships and today make use of micro financing to change their circumstances for a better future.
