Feb 3, 2023 | Food, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Micro-Business Models Bloom Over the last three months, the Transformational Community Development (TCD) training team finished facilitating the micro-business modules in Mawa. As the community practiced making business plans, they came up with a number of ideas...
Feb 3, 2023 | Income, Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Water, Wellness
Steady Growth With the latrine project progressing as community members save funds, most committee discussions have become centered around Income Generation. The conversation around raising goats changed once the idea was put forth to raise chickens instead. Next...
Dec 27, 2022 | Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Honesty and Integrity Grow Trust The Mawa Village Transformational Community Development (TCD) committee has been working hard this month to develop a concept to help create and finance a revolving loan program. The community would then use these loans to buy and...
Dec 27, 2022 | Income, Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Women's Empowerment
Thriving Right at Home 28-year-old Nurma is one of the few Polewali Village Transformational Community Development (TCD) residents who has had the opportunity to pursue higher education. She went to a provincial capital 300 kilometers away, and in 2019, she...
Dec 2, 2022 | Education, Income, Indonesia, Mawa Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development
Enthusiasm For Economic Growth This month, the Transformational Community Development (TCD) group in Mawa has been learning the ins and outs of small businesses and money management from the training team. With enthusiasm, they have participated in the Income...
Dec 2, 2022 | Income, Indonesia, Polewali Village, Southeast Asia, Sustainable Development, Women's Empowerment
Striving For Better, Together Some individuals in the Transformational Community Development (TCD) group from Polewali Village have been striving toward a better life for their children for a long time. Masni is 32 years old and married with two children below...