article / စက်တင်ဘာလ 16, 2019
A Mother at 15. A Business Owner at 26.
Mariam had her first child when she was 15. Growing up, she had five siblings; three brothers and two sisters, all whom married at a young age. In their village near Fatik in Senegal, it was just the way of life. It also helped to reduce the burden of running a big household.
article / အောက်တိုဘာလ 19, 2019
A Leader in Coffee Growing
Reina Rivera Alcántara is a coffee producer in Honduras, with five hectares of coffee and plans to obtain a production of 120 quintals of Café Oro. Reina is recognized in her community as a good leader and is always at the service of other people.
article / အောက်တိုဘာလ 8, 2021
Weaving colourful Kente in Ghana
The wooden roller claps against rich firm layers of yarns, a laborious process which produces rolls of Kente, a bright colourful fabric. In the yarn house - a cubicle of sorts which houses the weaver - is John. He pulls the string roller, fast, swift, timed.
article / ဇွန်လ 20, 2022
Serving refugee communities: A loan officer’s story
When war broke out in South Sudan in 2013, Annet and her young family did not know how they would survive the tragedies that followed.
article / အောက်တိုဘာလ 23, 2019
Loan Leads to Respect in His Village
Manzirou is a client of Falo RMCR, Mali; a 54 year old husband and father of five children, two of whom are in school. He is a member of the group Sigite Mason Kala. He’s involved in sheep farming.
article / သြဂုတ်လ 14, 2020
Savings Save the Day for Myanmar Clients in Pandemic
As a result of COVID-19, businesses and economies around the world are scrambling to survive. Disruptions caused by the pandemic and the policies implemented in Myanmar to mitigate COVID-19’s impact have affected the entire population’s economic activities.
article / အောက်တိုဘာလ 26, 2018
Opportunities blossoming from family and children
Thin lives in a rural community a couple hour outside of Yangon, the capital city of Myanmar.