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Sewing  
(61 images)

  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
  • Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat) from BRAC and bought two sewing machines and then upgraded to better ones. She has four children 2 sons, 2 daughters, all go to school & she helps with their tuition. Husband is an electrician. Someone from the market sends material and Khin Thet Nwe gets paid by the piece she makes. She makes 35 cents per piece, about 350 pieces per week, about $17 a day. Her husband also helps her make snacks that they deliver to homes and the children help when the come home from school. They make about an extra $15 a week making snacks. She’s the president of the village loan group. She doesn’t need a loan anymore, it’s all paid back, with 30 percent per year loan interest.
    Myanmar/Burma, Yangon. Khin Thet Nwe, received $400 loan (450,000 kyat)...
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