Turning Profits Into Possibility for Women in DRC
Mapendo
Mapendo's Vision "I will train other women how to unite to help each other grow. My group is planning how to help other women start businesses. We can multiply our successes together."
Ahana
Ahana, 9, babysits her brother while their mother runs her microfinance co-op meeting. Her mother, Mapendo, now earns enough to send Ahana to school. Ahana wants to study computers in college.
Pascaline
Pascaline, the record-keeper of her co-op, says the savings program "starts as an umbrella for a rainy day. As we add to it, the shelter and security it gives grows until it is like a solid roof."
Marte
Marte smiles as she brews a traditional banana drink that leaves her customers raving (including us)!
Georgette
Georgette, after a live-blogging session. When her growth strategies for her fried fish business earned her $50-$100 profits per week, she started coaching other women to strengthen their businesses.
Crafting goods after purchasing supplies
Turning Profits Into Possibility for Women in DRC
Finished products for sale from one woman's shop
Turning Profits Into Possibility for Women in DRC
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