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MicroAid – a little practical help for poor families MicroAid is a registered charity in the UK & Wales no 1125206
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MICROAID FAMILY STORIES 2012
A little practical help for poor families
MICROAID PROJECTS MicroAid Projects helps poor family learn new skills that will create income for them and their family
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MicroAid in the world
In 2013, MicroAid has been operating in 7 countries: 1. Bangladesh 2. Burundi 3. India 4. Indonesia 5. Kenya 6. Pakistan 7. Uganda
Burundi
Uganda
Kenya
Pakistan
India
Bangladesh
Indonesia
“A little practical help for poor families to help reduce poverty”
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MicroAid Community Partners MicroAid links your support for poor families directly with local community partner organisations.
INDONESIA
Community partner members and families with MicroAid’s donor Toby and Amber Beresford when visiting in Maumere. Human Love Foundation (Yayasan Kasih Insani), East Nusa Tenggara. Meet them on facebook http://www.facebook.com/darunimoersid.moah
Community Partner Team members Independent Child Shelter (Rumah Singgah Anak Mandiri), and MicroAid Manager Jalu Wardhana (second from right) Jogjakarta. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/rumahsinggah.anakmandiri
Community Team and families of Equator Kendari Foundation, Southeast Sulawesi. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/equator.kendari
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UGANDA BURUNDI KENYA
Kakeeto Idriss, Community Partner MicroAid team leader, making organic gardens for family groups. Nakawuka Dreamscheme – NAKA from Kampala, Uganda. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kakeeto.idriss
Family group participating in the self-help guidance given by the local trainer in a MicroAid project: Community Mobilization Against Poverty – CMAP from Kitale, Kenya. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/moses.mukongo
Making soaps from potatoes and selling in the market advice from a local business man for a MicroAid project self-help group. Community Sustainable Development Empowerment Programme – COSD from Central, Kenya.
A mother and her children helped by MicroAid to learn new skills sitting in front of their house in Gasenyi village, Burundi. MicroAid Community Partner: Action Solidaire Pour Le Developement Communautaire – ASOD from Kayanza, Burundi. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/asodecomasbl.asodecomburundi
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BANGLADESH INDIA PAKISTAN
Community Partner Team members Samaj Jagoron O Unnayan Kendra - SJOUK (Social Awareness and Development Center), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/helen.rahman.7
Ford Trust, a MicroAid Community Partner from Tamil Nadu, India. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ford.trust.5
Group of mothers rolling knitting yarn into balls for sale locally.
MicroAid Community Partner: Pakistan Welfare Family Organization, from Punjab, Pakistan.
Group of mothers following MicroAid tailoring training at home to make school uniforms and wedding garments. Community Partner: Society for Educational & Environmental Development – SEED from West Bengal, India. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sadre.alam.756
Community Partners Feedback
“Very unusual. We didn’t think we could access the internet, talking on Skype and Yahoo Messenger. Thank you Pak
Jalu of MicroAid who has taught us online. Please note also that what we are doing has never been done before in
the society around us. Thank you MicroAid. God Bless You”. Daruni M. Moah, team leader of Human Love
Foundation, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. Email Daruni: [email protected]
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MicroAid Extended Families
Rita (right) with her aunt
“I’ve never seen stories of poor people with success in their home business. On Microaid website, we can watch people like us and learn from them. I want to join MicroAid”. Rita Afriyani, a housewife, from Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia. Rita is a new volunteer for MicroAid Learning materials distribution.
Marta (white shirt) frying coconut milk to make cooking oil from coconuts
“I and my family use coconut oil almost every day for cooking. We used to buy it in the market. MicroAid invited us all to learn together how to make coconut oil from coconuts. Now we all know how to process coconuts that are available in our yard and can make money from our own trees. One day soon we will go to the market to sell our coconut oil because now we are starting to make more oil than we need. Thank you MicroAid for showing us this opportunity”. Marta Goba, a project participant from Hewuli Village, Indonesia.
Akhter shows her home business clothes
“Now I have future”. Akhter Jhony, a girl who managed to sew and sell clothes at Krisnapur Uni Village, Gaibandha, Bangladesh. Currently, she has managed to increase sales and earn income to US 1 Dollar per piece of cloth.
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Marselina, a sewing stall owner and friends are following the MicroAid sewing training to make and sell local family clothes. Read Marselina’s story at: http://blog.microaid.org/my-first-sewing-stall/
Jamuna, embroidery seller. Jamuna sells her embroidery crafts at the Pillayarpatti temple after MicroAid training and simple step by step livelihoods learning materials. Read story about Jamuna at: http://blog.microaid.org/selling-embroidery-crafts-at-the-pillayarpatti-temple/
Fransiska (right rear) the founder of the family vegetable garden and her husband Thomas (right front) who was crippled in an accident at work and their children. Fransiska can now pay for education of her children by selling vegetables from the cabbage garden behind her house. A home business idea from MicroAid. Fransiska has now become a village motivator in her village, Wailiti, encouraging others to help themselves out of poverty. Read story: http://blog.microaid.org/skilled-mother-happy-family/
Akhter Jhony, gained independence through sewing skills learnt through MicroAid training and materials. Akter was able to leave her low paid job in the factory. Akhter in the front of the new family latrine paid for from her new home business profits. She is very proud that now she can really contribute to a better life for all her family. Read story: http://blog.microaid.org/independence-through-sewing-skills/
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Niba Rani, “MicroAid Projects has opened my eyes”. Niba with her sheep and two lambs funded by MicroAid donors. Read story: http://blog.microaid.org/microaid-projects-has-opened-my-eyes/
Hendrawanto, silver jewelry maker. “Thanks MicroAid for helping me makes products from home that the market needs.” Read story: http://blog.microaid.org/from-a-mini-bus-driver-to-a-silversmith/
Tovan Marhennata, a young man who pioneered organic agriculture for MicroAid. Tovan use a slingshot to scare away wild pigs and other pests from eating the village rice paddies. Read story: http://blog.microaid.org/sri-paddy-harvest-preparation/ Community Partner: JIKA – Information Network for Aceh Entrepreneurs.
Irene Wangari, organic soap maker from potatoes in Kenya. Read story: http://blog.microaid.org/introducing-new-technologies-in-kenya/
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MicroAid Donors, Beneficiaries & Partners
Testimonials “I believe that MicroAid provides direct help to people and communities in real need, with a minimum of
overheads”. Alistair Blunt, UK.
“MicroAid is an affordable, direct, bottom up, development aid charity that deserves to continue. Without you it will
wither, please tell your friends and please give it your support”. Toby Beresford, UK.
“Great personalized involvement. A refreshing way to give…” Jack Diggle, UK.
“I used Microaid project funds to make my own seed nursery so I can learn myself what grows well here and then
sell to others to make more money. Easier and much more practical than the other community development
projects we followed which was a lot of theory but no cash to actually do it! Thank you Microaid”. Katarina Ndona,
Hewuli village, Indonesia.
“Very interesting project, I am pleased to see that these ladies had the opportunity to learn some very practical
vegetable gardening skills. Excellent photographs and reports, plus it look like everyone enjoyed the activity”. Neil
Johnston, UK.
"This is a very interesting and effective initiative. People who have ability to support with finance or skills should do
so. I think this is the best way to serve the disadvantaged people". Lutfor Rahman, Bangladesh.
“We are very interested in the activities undertaken by MicroAid in helping small communities to enhance the
economic and technological development of society through the internet”. Aisa Rauf, Indonesia.
“I am very interested in the programs offered by the MicroAid, who have the vision and mission of helping poor
families located in rural or disadvantaged areas, I beg explanation”. Oktovianus SB, Indonesia.
“The International Federation’s Flickr presence is managed by its communications department and the primary goal
is to publicize what the group does. The images uploaded to Flickr by MicroAid Projects, which has been on Flickr
since December 2006, are less aesthetic, but they also have a practical function”. Dean, blogs.photopreneur.com,
March 10, 2008.
Award for MicroAid
“They are truly making a difference in the lives of these lower income families and because of their tremendous
work, they have been chosen as our Cause of the Week!” David Wells.tv, USA, April 12, 2010. Read article: MicroAid
for Macro Results at http://www.davidwells.tv/microaid-macro-results/
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MicroAid Village Products
Traditional Woven Cloth Raw material for Wall hangings, Gloves, Clothing, Scarves, Hats, Bags and Wallets. MicroAid Community Partner: Life Source Foundation, Indonesia.
Embroidery Lace Knitting Products: Blouses, shawls, fashion collars, perfume bottle covers, table mats and cloth and hats. MicroAid Community Partner: Women group Markijut, Indonesia.
Soap Product: Laundry soap and washing up liquid. MicroAid Community Partner: Community Empowerment Programme Sustainable Development (COSDEP), Kenya.
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Recycled Plastic Products: Bags, Slippers, Towels and Wallets. MicroAid Community Partner: Equator Kendari, Indonesia.
Natural Shore crafts Products: Necklaces, bracelets, brooches, key chains and Rosario cross. (Using only empty beach collected shells.) MicroAid Community Partner: Human Love Foundation, Indonesia.
Note: Website MicroAid Village Products can be found on: http://products.microaid.com
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About MicroAid MicroAid was started in 1998 by the Beresford family in memory of their father. MicroAid is managed and run from its field office in Depok Indonesia under the board of volunteer trustees based in the UK. Consequently MicroAid is one of very few UK charities without HQ overheads. This means donations can be used entirely on field operations and the reduction of poverty. Funds are channelled directly to poor families and the community organisations where they live. Our Vision: Families reduce poverty themselves through home enterprise. Learning starts from simple steps done now with help from your family and friends. Seize your day! MicroAid's Mission: MicroAid’s local Community Partners help low income families to LEARN new skills using simple materials available
from MicroAid Library (www.microaid.net), GET SUPPORT through micro-project donor funds (www.microaid.org),
and CONNECT to community organisations, buyers and local markets (http://products.microaid.com).
Further information on MicroAid MicroAid LIBRARY www.microaid.net MicroAid PROJECTS www.microaid.org MicroAid CONNECT http://products.microaid.com
BLOG http://blog.microaid.org
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