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Mini Enterprises in Bangladesh
The map below shows all our active Mini Enterprises in Bangladesh. 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
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
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
Rickshaw - Bangladesh
Project target £40
Families like Barek and his wife have maybe have two sons and two daughters. These are large families to support. They would like to ensure that their children have an education, are healthy and well fed. Barek and men like him work for someone else. Their job is taking people from place to place in a rickshaw. They are not paid a very large wage and it is difficult to provide for all his family’s needs. The man of the family say that if they could work for themselves with their own rickshaw ... read more
Cow - Bangladesh
Project target £80
This is the story of Mukhlesur but there are many men who are like him. Can you help them? Mukhlesur works as a day labourer. This means he never knows if he will have work on any day. The job also only pays very poor money. As Mukhlesur is elderly people are not keen to employ him. This makes it nearly impossible to support his two daughters, son and himself. Look at the rocks he is carrying on his head. Mukhlesur would like to buy a cow, which will cost him between £60 and £80. He can th... read more
Farm Machinery - Bangladesh
Project target £60
Men like Idris work in the fields growing crops. In the picture you can see him ploughing the land. When it comes to harvest time Idris has to do the work by hand. Poor farmers would like to purchase combine harvesters (no bigger than the machine you can see in the picture). It would mean they can harvest their crops more quickly and earn more money. The other advantage is they can spend more time with their families and they would not have to spend so much time helping in the field at harvest t... read more
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