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Imagine being the mother of a three-year-old and seven months pregnant with your second child when your husband dies. Grieving alone is debilitating, but Hnin Nwe Soe has a heavy burden to carry along with her grief. She worries about her finances. Debt is a way of life for her.
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“I won’t beat my child, the way I was beaten. It’s now natural for me to be patient with her. I understand her more, thanks to what I learned in the classes. I used to have to remind myself to be patient. But now, it’s my first response.”
A few years ago, all of the 1st graders in this village tested positive for amphetamines! Since we gave them a soccer field and daily coaching, the drug use in this village has plummeted, and not just for the children.
The adults are playing soccer more and using drugs less also.
“I used to think that parenting skills were something I only needed to apply to my biological children. But now I have realized that I need […]
Most migrant families don’t have any books. Not one, in the entire house. Books are a luxury. They are something that people who have enough […]
Naw Day Poe was at her wit’s end. Her daughter cried all day long, from early in the morning until late into the night. Her husband […]
Aye Thi Dar Tun thought she was going to die. She and her family were locked inside their house, all sick with Covid19. The whole group […]
When you strengthen a family, their children’s future becomes bright. We work with parents because they are the ones who do the hard work of raising […]
Ma Kyue Kyue was a hard working small business owner before she had access to a VSLA or secure savings structures, but she was barely making it, because she couldn’t borrow at a fair rate to grow her business, and she had no safe way to hold on to her money. Now she has both, and even though times are tough, she isn’t quitting.
"My mother was in shock, and sobbing." TinTin said. "Everything she had was lost!"