finalists from the 2008 cgap microfinance photography contest
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Finalists from the 2008 CGAP Microfinance
Photography Contest
World Bank Group
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WINNERSomenath Mukhopadyay - Vegetable Girl
Photographed in Birbhum, West Bengal, India. This girl prepares radishes to take to market. She lost her father and now helps her mother till a tiny piece of land. They produce vegetables and a small amount of rice during the monsoon season
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2nd PRIZEKushal Gangopadhyay - Spinning
A woman in Khuri village in Rajasthan, India, spins yarn in the traditional way
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3rd PRIZEEllen de Leon - Corn Drying
A Muslim woman prepares newly harvested corn grain to sell at market in the Philippines
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SPECIAL AWARDSandipan Majumdar - Tradition Meets Technology
Every winter people from all over Rajasthan travel to the Great Pushkar Fair, known as the Cattle Fair, to buy and sell camels, horses, and bulls
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SPECIAL AWARDSaikat Mukherjee - Sea Fishing
Men at work - early monsoon season, Digha Beach, Bay of Bengal
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Joydeep Mukherjee - To MarketFisherwomen head to market, Bedberiya village in Bengal, India
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Srinivasa Rao Allamsetty - Solidarity Taken in the early morning light during a group meeting in Orissa, India, this photograph is about women’s empowerment
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Subhrajit Basu - Dairy BusinessA woman herds her cows in the village of Gourdaha, in West Bengal, India. She sells milk in the market in Calcutta every day to
support her family. She relies on microfinance services to help manage the small dairy business she has created
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Supriyo Biswas - BowlsA microentrepreneur makes his mark as he hand paints bowls to sell, Kolkata, India
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Mohammed Kamrul Hasan - Wheel of ChangeAmena Begum once struggled to support herself and her family. Now with the help of a microcredit loan, she has
created a livelihood for herself. She colors threads and sells them to the local taant sari industry. This image was taken in Tangail, Bangladesh, famous for its hand-loomed taant saris
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Mohammad Rakibul Hasan - The FishermenIn villages across Bangladesh poor kids fish to feed their families. Longorpara, Sherpur District, Bangladesh
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Samuel de Leon - Golden GrainsMicrofinance is a quiet force behind many microenterprises, like this grain business in the Philippines
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Samuel de Leon - Strawberry Farm of La TrinidadCarefully nurtured strawberry plants thrive on this farm near Baguio, the summer capital of the nation, north of Manila.
Microfinance helps support time-intensive highland farming in the Philippines
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Ellen de Leon - Textile WeaverWith skill and the art of the ages, this woman applies intricate embroidery to a barong she is sewing.
Her work supports her family and keeps a tradition alive
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Bobby Eleazar - Night Fish VendorWith the help of microfinance, this man in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, the Philippines supports his family
through hard times by buying and selling fish
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Mohammad Rakibul Hasan – ProductivityProcessing rice is the main employment for women in Bangladesh.
Akhawra, Bhrahmin Baria District, Bangladesh
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Mohammad Rakibul Hasan - Rhythm of Stone TransportationThese men prepare to transport stones gathered by locals. Bholagonj, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
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Anindya Majumdar - Together we catchThese fishermen split in two groups along both sides of the River Shilabati in West Bengal, India. They start running toward the middle,
forcing the frightened fish to dart into the center. As they throw their nets together, the fish are trapped. Microfinance makes it possible for this group of fishermen to buy their nets
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Malik Asim Mansur - HandicraftmanshipThe earthquake of 8 October 2007 engulfed the entire area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan,
forcing entrepreneurs like Masoom Ali to quickly find creative ways to support their families. Masoom carves wood to sell at market
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Partha Pal - After FishingFishermen repair the nets at noon in Talsari, Orissa, India. Their average income is less than $100 a month
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Sudip Roychoudhury - Flower MarketFlower vendors at this market in Kolkata, India, come from distant rural areas to sell their flowers
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Bobby Eleazar - Sampaguita Flower PickersOld women are already bustling before dawn, getting ready to go out to harvest the tiny, sweet-smelling, white flowers
that only bloom at 2 a.m. Tiaong, Quezon, the Philippines
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Sandipan Majumdar - Self HelpPhotographed in Rajasthan, India, this potter tends to his craft.
He was able to start his business after getting a loan from Grameen Bank
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Partha Pal - Young ArtistA young artist in Raghuraipur, India, creates a pattachitra – a form of traditional artwork that is centuries old.
Raghurajpur is world famous for its handicrafts and artwork
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Saikat Mukherjee - Basket WeavingBasket making is one of the small industries financed by local microfinance banks in India