“I’m very happy the shop has been opened because the orders have been increased and I like to come to town from time to time to deliver our beadwork”

“Since we are part of the project our lives have improved. We can now decide what we do with our money. We buy clothes for the children and ourselves, and we can send our children to school”

“We don’t have to make and sell charcoal anymore because we have income from the beadwork”

“We have learned to be more organized as a group, and how to share and invest money. Through the project training we understand better how business works”

“With the communal savings each of us has bought a young goat as a long term investment”

“As a group we feel stronger and have the confidence to stand up for ourselves”