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The Wokai Staff Blog: China Operations Director ZhangSheng writes about 11hrs standing train travel and Wokai's Backend system v2.0!
#2120   七月 6, 2010 by 圣 张
Tomorrow morning, I will be on my way to Chifeng in Inner Mongolia for a new backend system and businese purpose training meeting. It's an 11 hours train travel from Beijing to Chifeng. And thanks for the summer vacation, there is no seats and beds l... read
Microfinance in Rwanda: Booming Post-Genocide
#2119   七月 6, 2010 by Jenny Gao
Interesting article routed to me via Laura Du, volunteer extraordinaire in Beijing. Articles: Microfinance in Rwanda: booming after the genocide and Rwanda: microfinance - a way out of the abyss? Rwanda is a huge market for microfinance due to the hi... read
A Message from Wokai CEO Casey Wilson: Vote For WOKAI To Win $250,000 In The Chase Giving Challenge!!!
#2118   七月 6, 2010 by Jenny Gao
YOU can help Wokai win $250,000 and reach our goal of raising $2 million in loan capital by next year! Click Here to vote!! Wokai on Chase Community Giving Youku video here: ... read
A full on week at Wokai
#2117   七月 5, 2010 by Julia Meek
I joined Wokai last Monday as Chief of Staff, a brand new position that means that my days will be a mixture of, among other things, talking to our chapters all over the world, a bit of number crunching here in Beijing, management and motivation, an... read
A Passion for Development in the Southern Capital
#2116   六月 30, 2010 by Jenny Gao
This post is written by Will Cudney, President of the Wokai Nanjing Chapter Wokai came to Nanjing about four months ago when a dedicated Beijing volunteer met, in a coffee shop, with a handful of interested individuals to discuss the possibility of a... read
Stories From Wokai's Chapters: Amanda Yiu Blogs About Launching Wokai’s First Canadian Chapter
#2115   六月 29, 2010 by Jenny Gao
This Guest Blog Post is written by Amanda Yiu, President of the Wokai Toronto Chapter. I still remember the feeling I had watching the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008. As a Chinese-Canadian, it was a proud and joyful moment ... read
Meet the Wokai Team: Jon Wyler on building Wokai's Chapter network, poverty and the power of microfinance for China, and the story of a Wokai entrepreneur
#2114   六月 28, 2010 by Casey Wilson
This is my first in a series of vlogs chronicling Wokai, my life in Beijing and travels around the world, and my daily experiences of the power of microfinance as a tool for alleviating poverty in China. When we started the year, one of my major goal... read
Stories From Our Chapters: Wokai Seattle Cares About Poverty In China
#2113   六月 25, 2010 by Jenny Gao
This blog post is written by Hongqing Chen of the Wokai Seattle Chapter. On the pleasant evening of June 10, 2010, I arrived at Four Seas Restaurant for some enlightenment and food. Volunteers for the Wokai Seattle Chapter put together a full agenda... read
Stories From Our Chapters: Erica Chain Blogs About The Journey To Build Wokai's Shanghai Chapter
#2112   六月 24, 2010 by Jenny Gao
This Guest Blog entry is from Wokai's Shanghai Chapter. Erica Chain is the President of the Wokai Shanghai Chapter and a social change-maker who is passionate about social responsibility and making a difference. Philanthropy has always been important... read
"Reaching Out To The Poor" - Wokai Feature on the South China Morning Post!
#2111   六月 23, 2010 by Jenny Gao
Thanks to LEAP Studios and the SCMP for this awesome feature! Follow this link to read the article written by Christopher Huie or click here to download the pdf version. ... 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.