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News from Yilong county - “Poverty is not an economic dilemma, but a mindset one.”
#2185   September 10, 2010 by Jon Wyler
This entry was written by Evan Kornbluh, our Wokai Fellow in Sichuan It is no secret that the stark prosperity gap in contemporary China is the result of twenty years of highly unequal growth. The majority of China’s farmers have been completely lef... read
News from Yilong county - “Poverty is not an economic dilemma, but a mindset one.”
#2184   September 10, 2010 by Jon Wyler
This entry was written by Evan Kornbluh, our Wokai Fellow in Sichuan It is no secret that the stark prosperity gap in contemporary China is the result of twenty years of highly unequal growth. The majority of China’s farmers have been completely lef... read
Stories from our Chapters - Wokai Toronto's “Drinks for a Better World” Underneath the Stars
#2183   September 9, 2010 by Jon Wyler
Wokai’s Toronto Chapter hosts an evening of social networking with a social cause. Written by: Amanda Yiu from Wokai's Toronto Chapter. As the end of the summer season approaches, the best way to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and light breeze is to b... read
Stories from our Chapters - Wokai Toronto's “Drinks for a Better World” Underneath the Stars
#2182   September 9, 2010 by Jon Wyler
Wokai’s Toronto Chapter hosts an evening of social networking with a social cause. Written by: Amanda Yiu from Wokai's Toronto Chapter. As the end of the summer season approaches, the best way to enjoy the beautiful sunshine and light breeze is to b... read
News from Yilong County
#2181   September 8, 2010 by Jon Wyler
This blog entry was written by Evan Kornbluh, our Wokai Fellow with ARDY in Sichuan. My name is Evan Kornbluh, I am a recent college graduate currently serving as a Wokai fellow at ARDY, Wokai’s partner organization in Sichuan province. I will be bl... read
New Feature: The Wokai Contribution Plan
#2180   September 7, 2010 by Ben Benson
I've added a new feature to the website this week specifically for regular Wokai contributors. Under "My Wokai", you'll now find a section called "Contribution Plan" that will allow you to define a regular contribution to run automatically. Signing ... read
Small loans, big returns
#2179   September 3, 2010 by Jon Wyler
Great article about Wokai in Shanghai Talk. ... read
Wang Shulian's $146 Microloan Provides Impetus for China Growth
#2178   September 1, 2010 by Jon Wyler
This blog entry was submitted by Dune Lawrence June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Since Wang Shulian started a gypsum factory nine years ago, her brick home in the countryside of western China’s Ningxia province has filled with the fruits of relative wealth: a ... read
A Wokai Romance
#2177   September 1, 2010 by Jon Wyler
How often do we get to hear a story like this? A couple of young community volunteers get together for a common cause, and fall in love. As this fairytale happened in the so called “Singles’ Desert” town, Seattle, this I have to report. Jessie Zhou,... read
Virtual and actual city hopping for Wokai
#2176   August 28, 2010 by Jon Wyler
This is the first blog entry I write for Wokai, although I tend to be posting them quite often. The last few weeks, we've been planning new strategies for the chapters which means back to back to back conference calls and serious amounts of email sw... read
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Photos from the Field

  

Microfinance recipients running their snack stand at Wokai's Field Partner, ARDY, in Sichuan Province.

 

 

Microfinance recipient, Michoko (Inner Mongolia), standing proudly with her husband in front of her sheep farm.

 

Microfinace recipient with her daughter making a bi-weekly repayment at Wokai's Field Partner, ARDY, in Sichuan.

 

Zhang Rong, a microfinance recipient at Wokai's Field Partner, ARDY, in Sichuan, running her Hot Pot stand. 

 

Tu Ya, a loan officer at Wokai's Field Partner, CZWSDA, in Inner Mongolia, teaching her loan group about various simple cures and measures to help insure they won't get ill during the winter.