By Jeannie Balanda | Executive Director
I recently returned from Guatemala where I had the opportunity to meet with many of the women who lost their microcredit projects to Tropical Storm Agatha. The resiliency of these women never ceases to amaze me. They have replanted their crops and are tending to them with great care. Soon they will have blackberries, green beans and potatoes that they will either sell in the local market or export through an intermediary.
We know that when women have access to income, they invest it in their families and villages. In the face of adversity, women persevere so that they can put healthier food on their tables, take their children to the doctor when they are ill and send them to school.
We are all transformed when women come together to make the world a better place! Thank you for caring about the economic development of women in developing countries. May you and yours have a happy holiday season!
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
