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The map below shows all our active Mini Enterprises. Click on a marker for more information and to make a donation pledge, or select a country from the list below to see Mini Enterprises in that country.

Rukko Mia - Bangladesh

Project target £40 100%

Mini-Enterprise 23 Rukko pedals a rickshaw that belongs to another man. He has to pay most of the money he earns to the owner of the rickshaw. This makes it very difficult for Rukko to provide food, shelter, medicine and an education for his family. Including himself, there are nine members of Rukko’s family. There is his wife, five sons and two daughters. Rukko would like a loan so he could purchase his own rickshaw. The interest free loan needs to be between £30 and £40. This proje... read more

Golum Rabbani - Bangladesh

Project target £40   0%

Mini-Enterprise 24 Golum is a young man who is not yet married. He lives with his mum and two sisters. Golum is the bread winner for their home. He would also, one day, like to get married. He does not earn enough money because he pedals a rickshaw that belongs to someone else. Most of the money he earns goes to the owner of the rickshaw. Golum would like an interest free loan of between £30 and £40 so he can purchase his own rickshaw and to be able to keep the money he earns to support hi... read more

Education for children in Togo - Togo

Project target £250   8%

The primary school in Tchaware, a district in Tchaoudjo in central Togo, currently has 195 students, 109 boys and 86 girls. The community has made important efforts to ensure that all children, boys as well as girls, get an education. However, you'll see from the photo that the existing school building leaves a lot to be desired. The building is made of dried mud; the classrooms are dark, small and open to the elements so classes are often disrupted or halted altogether by rain, wind or the sun... read more

HIV/AIDS Project in Ethiopia - Ethiopia

Project target £80   0%

By raising £80 you could help us train 2 peer educators - key, particularly among young people, to disseminating correct information about the transmission of HIV, so crucial to prevention, and to countering the stigma and discrimination associated to living with the virus. Most young people are more responsive to changing their behaviour if it is presented to them by their peers which can ease open discussion on uncomfortable or taboo subjects. Peer education, conducted by well trained young... read more

School fees for 10 children in the Tigray region - Ethiopia

Project target £94   0%

posted by: British Red Cross You can help 10 children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV access education in Tigray region, in northern Ethiopia. £94 can help us pay for their school fees. The British Red Cross, in partnership with the Ethiopian Red Cross, is working on a project to help reduce HIV prevalence in the country and its impact in the community. One of the core elements of the project is to reduce the vulnerability of orphans by allowing them to continue their education. This y... read more