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Monday, July 7, 2008
Women's Group Graduation
In a past entry, we described one of Mama Lisa's (pictured above) projects to get the women of Ayenyah Village involved in bead production. While half of the women in the village are embarking on this new project, the other half have already fully engaged themselves in the production of Batik cloth. This is an important development in a local economy where most families live off of under $100 a year. Empowering local women is proven as the most effective development strategy and it was exciting to participate in this celebration of the local women's accomplishments.
In a past entry, we described one of Mama Lisa's (pictured above) projects to get the women of Ayenyah Village involved in bead production. While half of the women in the village are embarking on this new project, the other half have already fully engaged themselves in the production of Batik cloth. This is an important development in a local economy where most families live off of under $100 a year. Empowering local women is proven as the most effective development strategy and it was exciting to participate in this celebration of the local women's accomplishments.
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