Fifty women gathered in Cam Nghia commune, Cam Lo District, in June 2002 to each receive approximately $170 USD in micro-credit loans, thereby launching a revolving micro-credit lending program sponsored by PeaceTrees Vietnam and the Quang Tri Province Women's Union.

This program provides small, 5-year loans to support family-based economic production; for example, to purchase livestock or agricultural supplies for income-earning ventures. This program is designed to help families increase their earning potential and enjoy a better way of life. The next fifty families, in the Trung Hai commune, received similar loans later that same year.