Milly Namuli is the chairperson of Zibula Atudde women’s group in Kyetume in the Mukono district. She is married with four children, three of which are in school. She also cares for the three orphans of her late brother and sister. She is a business woman and a farmer, mostly growing cabbage, cassava, and matooke. [...]

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Arsenio is 30 years old, a mechanic, single, and lives with his mother whom he helps with the family expenses. Arsenio began to work at a young age with his father from whom he learned this trade. Then after a few years of hard work and sacrifice he was able to go in to business [...]

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The young Ibelises, 23, leads this group of women, all of whom live and operate small businesses in Hato Castillo community of Cotuí. Ibelises was still a school girl when, four years ago, she got pregnant and was forced to leave school in order to take care of her baby. Last year, she started a [...]

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Mrs. Korng Soeun is married and has seven children. She has a stand at a busy market where she sells various kinds of fruits, making around $10 of gross income. Her husband is ailing and he is not able to work, so she and her three employed children are trying to make their standard of [...]

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Kong Kongsokha, 48, is a widow and resides with four of her children in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Her husband died from HIV a few years ago and she is also inflected with HIV. She is taking medicine to prolong her life. Fortunately, none of her children have HIV. Kong has a business [...]

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Samoeun Prak is a 60 year old widow who works as a dessert saleswoman; she earns approximately $3.20 per day. She has four children who all live with her. Her oldest daughter, Vanthy Ou, is 34 and is a cleaner for a local NGO. Samoeun sells desserts to many citizens in the village. Her business [...]

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Tatu Issa, age 25, is married with a one year old son. She owns a cosmetics shop, which she opened in 2007. She also has a beauty salon, which she opened earlier this year. She works daily from 8 am to 9 pm and is able to earn a monthly profit of $174 from the [...]

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Mr. Yuy Sarin is the village bank president of fourteen people who all live in Trapeang Sangke Village in Kampong Cham Province. All of these members will make use of the loan for different purposes. For instance, Mr. Sarin is a pig breeder and is currently raising four pigs. As his pigs grow, he needs [...]

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