How microfinance develops decent work

Rukhiya is proud of her Punchiri Catering unit. She named it, owns it and runs it, and has been doing so for more than eight years in the Vadanapilly area of Thrissur, India. Her business, like so many throughout the world, is unregistered.

Todzhigul was born and grew up in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. She is a single mother of four striving to earn a living to sustain her family. The sewing workshop she was running faced problems and closed down.

Hurmat-Razia makes bangles in Hyderabad, Pakistan. All her family members are involved in  the business. When a health problem stopped her mother-in-law from working, she felt she had no other choice but to take her young daughter out of school so that she could help out.

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