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The Sixteen Decisions help give meaning and purpose to the lives of our Grameen members. They make Grameen a closer part of the borrowers' lives than it would otherwise be. The Sixteen Decisions are as follows: 1.We shall follow and advance the four principles of the Grameen Bank - discipline, unity, courage and hard word - in all walks of our lives. 2. Prosperity we shall bring to our families. 3. We shall not live in a dilapidated house. We shall repair our houses and work towards constructing new houses at the earliest opportunity. 4. We shall grow vegetables all the year round. We shall eat plenty of them and sell the surplus. 5. During the plantation seasons, we shall plant as many seedlings as possible. 6. We shall plan to keep our families small. We shall minimize our expenditures. We shall look after our health. 7. We shall educate our children and ensure that we can earn to pay for their education. 8. We shall always keep our children and the environment clean. 9. We shall build and use pit-latrines. 10. We shall drink water from tubewells. If it is not available, we shall boil water or use alum to purify it. 11. We shall not take any dowry in our son's weddings, neither shall we give any dowry in our daughter's wedding. We shall keep the centre free from the curse of dowry. We shall not practice child marriage. 12. We shall not commit any injustice, and we will oppose anyone who tries to do so. 13. We shall collectively undertake larger investments for higher incomes. 14. We shall always be ready help each other. If anyone is in difficulty, we shall all help him or her. 15. If we come to know of any breach of discipline in any centre, we shall all go there and help restore discipline. 16. We shall introduce physical exercises in all our centres. We shall take part in all social activities collectively.