Rashida baji is a 48 year old lady and a wife of Sharif Masih. Her husband has a cardboard selling business. Rashida baji resides in Riwind, Pakistan. She has been living in this city for the past 36 years. She is a mother of five children: three sons and two daughters. Her first two sons work in a factory...

Parveen Akhtar baji is a wife of M.Ameen and lives in a city named Borewala in Pakistan. She has been living in this city for the past 33 years. She is the mother of five sons. Her elder son is a painter of doors and windows of houses, the next son makes jewelry boxes, the next works in an army, and her younger sons are in 8th Standard. Parveen baji’s husband has a wood selling business...

Nisaran baji is a wife of Mahdi Hassan and resides in a city named Borewala in Pakistan. She has been living in this city for the past twelve years. She is the mother of five children: three sons and two daughters. All of her children are enrolled in a local school in her neighborhood...

Kurbonhotun Niaytbekova was born in 1976, is married and has two children. Kurbonhotun is a nurse in an Interior Ministry medical center in Dushanbe. She wants to improve her family's living standards, and she decided to do some repairs of their home...

The village bank consists of twenty-two members and is located in Roka village in Kandal Province, and they plan to use the loan proceeds for different purposes. Mrs. Nget Soun is the village bank president who has been selected by the members. She is a Khmer noodle seller...

Mrs. Sarum Kok is a villager in Ream Ankdeouk Village in Kampong Chnang Province; she is a widow with two children who are both employed in a garment factory. She is a fruit seller in the local market, but as a widow it is difficult to make ends meet in her household...

Mrs. Srey Chan is 37 years old and the leader of a group of six members who all live in Svay Chrum Thmey village in Kampong Chhang Province. She has five children; one is a tailor, one helps the parents' business, and the others are enrolled in the local school. She and her husband, Mr. Nut Sony, sell beef in the local market...

Mrs. Farda is married and the mother of two children. She sells maize in one of the Lome suburban areas called Agoe Assiyeye. This is her primary source of income so she can take care of her children as well as complete her own education. Her business is currently flourishing, especially as it nears the end of this year...

Sugran baji is the wife of M.Irdress and lives in Riwind, Pakistan. She is the mother of four children: three sons and one daughter. All of her children are enrolled in a local school in her neighborhood. M. Idress is a driver by profession and drives a rented auto-rickshaw (a local three-wheeled motor vehicle...

Shazia baji is the wife of M.Yunas and lives in Riwind, Pakistan. She has been living in a two room brick house for the past 20 years. Shazia baji is a mother of five children: three daughters and two sons. All of her children are enrolled in a local school in her neighborhood. Shazia baji’s husband has owned an animal food selling business for the past ten years. Shazia baji owns a milk selling business...

Mrs. Tem Hum is a villager in Trapaing Tra Village in Kampong Cham Province. She is a poultry breeder who raises ducks. Since this business is going well, she wants to expand it and decided to ask for a loan to buy more ducks for breeding. Her husband, Mr. San Phany, is a farmer who owns a small piece of land where he cultivates rice to earn a living...

The village bank loan which is located in Putthi Sam Village in Takeo Province consists of nineteen people and they plan to use the loan for different purposes...

Kosar baji is a wife of Bashir Ahmad. They reside in a city named Pakpattan, Pakistan. She is 40 years old and a very active lady. Kosar baji is a mother of two children, one son and one daughter. Her son is a carpenter. Her daughter reads in the 5th standard grade...

Fiordeliz is a mother of three children. For the past two years, she has been able to support her family by producing and selling empanadas in her neighborhood. While Fiordeliz stays at home to prepare the empanadas and attend to some customers, her husband is responsible for delivery...

The leader of this group is Barbara Messon Figueora, who appears at the far left in the picture. Barbara is an experienced and confident businesswoman. She owns and operates a successful grocery store in her community, Hacienda Estrella...

Aracely's occupation is the sale of beauty products through a catalogue. She started her business four years ago but it has only been three years that she has been a direct vendor. Her goal is to be the director of sales but she needs to first recommend a number of people before she can make that happen...

Rasema was born in 1951 and lives in Tupkovic, a village close to Živinice in Bosnia. She is a widow and receives 300KM/month from her late-husband's retirement plan, which is the equivalent of roughly $200USD. She lives with her 19 year old daughter, who studies at a local university...

Hajrija was born in 1959 and lives in Rainci Donji, a village near Kalesija. She is married and has a 25 year old son, who is employed and continues to live with her. Hajrija's husband has a steady job, but he earns just 450KM/month (roughly $300USD/month), which is not enough to support the family...

Ramzija was born in 1965 and lives in Doboj, a town in Bosnia. She is a widow with no children. She currently receives 300KM from the pension plan of her late-husband, which is equivalent to roughly $200USD. In a country where a quality vacuum cleaner costs 200KM, this pension income is barely enough for Ramzija to survive...

Refija was born in 1951 and lives in a suburb of Gracanica in Bosnia. She is married without children. Refija raises cattle and earns roughly 350KM/month by selling milk and milk products. (The equivalent of roughly $230USD.)...

Zulayho Orziqulova was born in 1949 and has 3 dependents. She started her business by selling bread. She had been in this business for ten years. Now Zulayho trades in Gissar’s central market. She sells a wide variety of confections such as ginger cakes, rolls, choux pastry, cakes, and cookies...

Isma was born in 1963 and lives in Gracanica, a small village in Bosnia. She is married and lives with her two children, who are 15 and 23 years old. Her husband works in construction, but in order to support their family, Isma also does agricultural work from their home...

Zorica was born in 1971 and lives in Karanovac, a village in Bosnia outside of Petrovo. She is married and the mother of two children, ages 4 and 15 months. She owns two stores with her mother, with each of the owning 50%. One of the stores is located across the street from her house, which allows her to both work and spend time with her kids...

Mahmadnabi Durmanov was born in 1964 and has four dependents. He started his business by selling rice. He has been in this business for seven years. Now, Mahmadnabi carries a wide assortment of legumes, such as rice, peas, soy, mung beans, sesame seeds, and buckwheat. Rice is a dietary staple in Tajikistan; people make plov, a type of pilaf, from it...

Zubaida baji is the wife of Nazir Ahmad and lives in a city named Kasur, Pakistan. Kasur is famous for its sweetmeat and religious places. Zubaida baji has been living in this city for 40 years. She is a housewife and prefers to do household work...

Rani Baji is married to Mr. Khalil and lives in a small town called Kot Radha Kishan, loacted near the city of Kasur, Pakistan. Rani Baji owns a two-room brick house, in which she has been living for the last 10 years. She has three children: two sons and a daughter...

Time, the mother of four children aged 1, 15, 20 and 24, sells a wide variety of products at her small shop, the most popular being fish, charcoal, and small snacks. She has been in business in Zanzibar for four years and currently earns a profit of approximately $80 each month...

Bahati has been selling charcoal in the Jang'ombe neighborhood of Zanzibar for two years. She is requesting her first loan from BRAC Tanzania so that she may increase her inventory and expand her business. With an increase in profits, Bahati intends to reinvest in her business so that it may continue to grow...

Aziza owns a small business in the Jang'ombe neighborhood of Zanzibar. She is requesting her first loan from BRAC Tanzania so that she can buy more inventory for her shop to help her increase her profit...

Asha has been selling clothes in the Jang'ombe neighborhood of Zanzibar for seven years. She has previously taken two microloans from BRAC Tanzania, both of which she repaid successfully and on time. With this third loan she hopes to further grow her inventory and increase her profit beyond her current approximate monthly profit of $50...

Merida is a multifaceted and optimistic entrepreneur who’s been working hard to bring up her four sons, all in their twenties now, by herself. She owns and operates a mini-market, and she sells empanada in the morning. Occasionally, Merida prepares breakfast and lunch for her customers...

Ameena baji is the widow of M.Ashiq and lives in a small place named Kot Radha Kishan of the city Kasur, Pakistan. Kot Radha Kishan is 40 km from Kasur. She has been living in this place for the last 32 years. She is the mother of four sons. Her first two sons are daily wage laborers...

Azizan baji is the wife of Zakir Ali and lives in a small place named Kot Radha Kishan of the city Kasur, Pakistan. Kot Radha Kishan is 40 kilometers from Kasur. She has been living in this place for the last 20 years. She is the mother of three children: one son and two daughters. Her son is in 10th standard and her daughters are in 8th standard...

Fayzidin Sharipov was born in 1983, he is married and has three children. He started his business selling food and produce. He has eight years of experience in this field. By saving some capital, Fayzidin has bought his own store and remodeled it as a convenience store...

Fayzigul Murodova, was born in 1966 and she has 4 dependents. She started her business by selling traditional head coverings. Today, her product assortment has increased. She sells a variety of traditional head coverings, boots, and coats. Fayzigul purchases her products from suppliers from Kokanda and sells them at the central market in the Gissar region...

Miumwa is 38 years old, married, and has two children. Miumwa has been preparing and selling food in Zanzibar for 5 years. She is able to earn approximately $175 each month...

Mwanakhamis Ali has been selling fabric and clothing in Zanzibar since 2005. She works daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is able to earn a profit of approximately $45 each month...

Mwanakheri Sururu has been selling shoes in Zanzibar since 2007. She works every day from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and is able to earn a profit of approximately $45 each month...

Three years ago Bernarda began her business because in the neighborhood where her neighbors and friends live, they sell one product or another, so she decided to sell perfume and in this way she would be able to help her husband with the expenses and have time to take care of her son because when he was born she had to leave her job to take care of him...

This group includes Salama Bakari from Zanzibar. She is 35 and married with five children, aged nineteen (twins), fifteen, nine, and one. She has been selling charcoal (which is a type of fuel that is commonly used for cooking across Tanzania) for twenty years. She works from 7:00 am - 8:00 pm daily, and currently earns monthly profits of about $80...

Beti is 30 years old and married with two children, ages six and eight. She has had a shop in Zanzibar for five years. She works every day from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and is able to earn a profit of approximately $80...

Sabra Mohamed is 27 years old and married with two children, ages one and six. She opened her own shop in Zanzibar seven years ago. She sells a wide variety of items, including juice, charcoal, firewood, and food. She is able to earn a monthly profit of approximately $60...

Sikuzani is 25 years old and married with two children who are five and three. She has been a bites (chapati) and clothing seller since 2005. She works every day from 6 am to 5 pm at her business, and can earn a monthly profit of about $185 from her sales...

Pili is 34 years old. She is married with 3 children aged 14, 12 and 7 years old. She has been a used clothes seller since 2005. Every day, she works from 8am to 8pm at her business and can earn a monthly profit of about $10 from her sales...

Mwaka is 42 years old. She is married with 1 child aged 19 years old. She is a bucket producer. Every day, she works from 8am to 6pm at her business and can earn a monthly profit of about $10 from her sales...

Sabina Omerovic was born in 1974 and she is from Kalesija. She is married and has two children, one 11 and the other 14 years old. Her husband is employed and he helps her with paying for food and the other things...

Wycliffe Tunduka is 38 years old and is married with two children, ages 13 and 5 years. His late sister's children (ages 18 and 22 years) are also under his care. Wycliffe lives in the Kayole section of Nairobi in an area called Kona Mbaya (meaning "Bar Corner")...

This village bank consists of eight members who all live in Ta Kret village in Kampong Cham province. Mr. Binn Ravy is the village bank president. He is a security guard who makes a small salary to support his family. His wife, Mrs. Nov Sok Hean, is a housewife who cooks delicious food for her family...

Eight members in Ta Kret village in Kampong Cham province make up a village loan. Each member plans to use the loan for a different purpose. Mrs. Khil Thavy is the village bank president who has been selected by the members. She is a tailor who uses cloth to process into clothes for the villagers...

Batuli is married with three children aged 20,18 and six years old. She own a small shop and she is a tomatoes and onion seller. Every day, she works from 5am to 6pm at her business and can earn a monthly profit of about $40 from her sales...