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Agua in the Amazon

Selva Amazonica, Ecuador

$5,000 invested in a Kichwa community to install water collection and purification system
300 people have access to clean water
Leveraged an additional $2,500 from local government to extend water system to households

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Dollies for Dairy Farmers

San Pablito De Agualongo, Ecuador

$2,520 invested to build 20 dollies to help women dairy farmers transport 50 lbs. milk jugs
The women were originally carrying jugs on their backs 2 miles uphill
Time saved helped increase income from $2 to $12/woman per day
One woman used savings to launch a greenhouse, increasing her income 72x within 6 months
Healthier farmers with less chronic pain

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Go Bananas

Chipata, Zambia

$750 invested in 15 HIV+ and marginalized farmers to integrate an improved banana varietal
The banana tissue culture grows to harvest in half the time
72 families now producing the new banana varietal locally
Sold at 5x the price of the original varietal
Families earn as much as 24x/month more and can now pay school and medical fees, and invest in their farms

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Mama Dunia

Rutsiro, Rwanda

$5,000 invested to establish a women-led bakery
$13,000 invested 5 years later to expand business
Employees doubled income to $2/day within 6 months and have maintained profitability for four years
Bakery’s revenue grew by 75x within 2 years
Opened 7 more bakeries in the region

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Pigs To Profits

Nyarubare, Rwanda

$3,000 invested to buy 100 pigs
33 additional piglets distributed to families experiencing extreme poverty
Pig manure increased bean harvests 3x
Significantly reduced child malnutrition
Pig, manure, and produce sales increased household income 7x, from $0.50/day to $4/day

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Safety & Studies

Kitandilio, Tanzania

$9,500 invested to build girls dormitory at secondary school
75% less absenteeism, as girls no longer have to travel long distances to school
63% increase in study time
Students who live in dormitories are 35% more likely to pass national exams

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Sew Independant

Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi

$3,000 invested to train refugees to sew and market products to become self-reliant
5 participants have since secured jobs
8 participants launched businesses
4 participants became instructors to train another cohort of refugees
Participants are earning $40/month of new income on average

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Strong Women

Sayausí, Ecuador

$500 invested to formalize indigenous Kichwa women’s cooperative
Earned 11x World Connect’s investment in first year of operation
$2,800 invested one year later to help expand services
Women increased income 45% on average
Established savings and loans group with 44 contributing members
Leveraged $8,000 in local resources to expand economic opportunities for women
Members reported a decrease in domestic violence with the women’s new economic power

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Water For Daughters

Mtema, Malawi

$6,300 to install borehole within one month
Clean and potable water for 1,200 people
No cases of waterborne illnesses 1.5 years post-completion
15 girls re-enrolled in school no longer missing class to walk miles to wait in line for safe water

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Women Gain Skills

Nairobi, Kenya

$9,500 invested to equip 110 young women with business skills
50% of participants secured full-time employment immediately after training
Most earning $110/month, 2x higher than the national average income for women
Nine participants launched their own businesses

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