MEET TRICKLE UP PARTICIPANTS
Africa
 
Joyce Mbazaz
JOYCE MBAZAZ  | Uganda
Joyce's business making bricks has been so successful that the mother of four launched another business weaving baskets
Khadiatou Seyni
FREW WUBE  | Ethiopia
 Determined to come out of this hand-to-mouth existence, Frew started thinking about ways to have a more sustained income by starting a candle business.
Asia
 
Jogendra Prosad
JOGENDRA PRASAD  | India
With the earnings from their restaurant, the Prasads have enough money to send their son and daughter to school
Sulekha Devi
SULEKHA DEVI  | India
Sulekha, a member of one of the lowest castes in India, is overcoming discrimination and a visual disability with her new business
Central America
 
Sixta Gonzalez
SIXTA GONZALEZ  | Nicaragua
 Making crafts and selling tortillas and beans has given Sixta a new sense of financial and social independence
 
 
 
Talam Maiga
TALAM MAIGA  | Mali
 Talam's food stand pays for everything from school supplies to bedding - and even leaves enough for savings
Fikrete Beyese
FIKRETE BEYENE  | Ethiopia
 Fikrete used to do odd jobs, and never knew if she'd make enough to feed her family. Now she has no trouble buying bread
 
 
Sormaya Gurung
SORMAYA GURUNG  | Nepal
 Sormaya's business raising pigs has brought her a steady income - and a new voice in her community
 
 
Pinada Community Business
PINADA COMMUNITY BUSINESS  | Guatemala
 The profits from this business are reinvested in the community to enable villagers to better access medical care