Tetla supports women who are struggling to access start-up capital. Most of the women supported by Tetla are unable to access loans from commercial banks and many of these women rely on Tetla to strengthen and expand their business. Most of Tetla's clients have survivalist income generating projects, mostly operational in the informal sector, where they are selling their products in the local markets only. Most of their clients have minimum access to primary and secondary education. Eighty percent of women who receive loans from Tetla are also involved in their traditional roles as mothers, housekeepers and in some cases the head of households.