Wokai Member: Wei

My name is Mengherile, I am 44 years old and a herdswoman from a town called Daban in Hongqi Gacha. In 2000, our whole village followed a call from the government and moved away from [its original location in] Shawodi. M...   [View Profile]

My name is Qi Xiurong; I’m 44 years old and there are three people in my family. My two daughters and I live in a village in the mountains, not too far from the county capital. Our family is very poor. In fact it is so p...   [View Profile]

I am a herdswoman from Inner Mongolia. This year I am 45 years old. My family had four members and we used to be very happy. My elder son is already married, and my younger son works as central heating labor. He often le...   [View Profile]

My name is Menggenqiqige, which means "silver flower." I am an ordinary, 39-year-old herder living in Daban county, Shijiagacha village. When I was young, I had several brothers and sisters. My family's life was quite di...   [View Profile]

My name is Gerile, which means glorious. I am a shepherd from Masitalagazha village. When I was married, my husband’s family was very poor. As a family of seven, we all squeezed into a small three-bedroom mud house. We r...   [View Profile]

My name is Xu Yurong, and I am 35 years old. I live in District 5 of Shenxi village, Zhouhe town. I have two kids, both in school; the older one is already in middle school, while the younger is in fifth grade, in elemen...   [View Profile]

My name is Siqintuya, which means beautiful twilight sunshine. I am 37 years old, and our three person family lives in Daban township. My daughter is in the fourth grade and she loves to sing and dance as well as paint. ...   [View Profile]

My name is Ren Shuhua, I am 50 years old and I am a farmer in Taobai village near Daban county. I am an old recipient of microloans. There are five people in my family, I want my children to by successful in the future. ...   [View Profile]

My name is Hasigaowa, and I am 48 years old. I live in Daban county, in the village of Yulige. My son is currently attending university. I am a long time borrower of micro-loans; and have been using them for 11 years now...   [View Profile]

My name is Dai Xiaoer and I am thirty this year. I am the third of five siblings. Because of having to raise so many of us, my parents lived through tough times. With so many children, there wasn't enough money for schoo...   [View Profile]

My name is Layue, I am 50 years old. My home is in Daban town, Baixing Gacha (village). I have a son and a daughter, they both are already married and have started their careers. At home there is only my husband and me l...   [View Profile]

My name is Jiang Zhitong. I live in Shuangsheng town, Xiangtan village. My family has six members. My five daughters are already grown up and married. Because I don't have a son, three of my daughters stayed at home. Now...   [View Profile]

My name is Aogundegute, and I am 38 this year. I have a thirteen year old boy in elementary school and me and my family are typical residents of Da Ban village. We originally lived in the countryside, where our lives wer...   [View Profile]

My name is Hu Dagula and I am 47 years old. I am a herder living in Daban County Shijiazigacha Village. There are three people in my family. Shijiazigacha Village is known to be a poor village. Just after I married, I ha...   [View Profile]

My name is Rao Zhenju, which means 'true chrysanthemum' and my family lives in Zhou River district. This year I am 31 years old. I have been working as a labourer for the past few years, living in various places and savi...   [View Profile]

There are three people in my family; my twelve-year old is in his 6th year at school. His studies are going really well and he loves painting. I started using microcredit in 2006. Microcredit been a great help to me. The...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhang Xiaohua and my family lives in Community No. 3, Qunli Village, Shuangsheng County. My husband and I live separately from our parents, thus, my family is small, it consists of only four people; my two you...   [View Profile]

My name is Wurengaowa. I'm 38 years old and my family of three lives in the city of Daban. I'm an ordinary herdswoman, and in recent years, our pastures have been affected by serious desertification. As a herder, having ...   [View Profile]

My name is Zheng Junming and I live in Zhouhexiang , Shuikou Village, Community No.5. I am 36 years old. My wife and I carry a heavy burden. We have to take care of our parents, now in their seventies, as well as a daugh...   [View Profile]

My name is Menggengqiqige which means "Silver Flower.” I am 31 years old and a common herder. There are three people in my family, with a daughter already in elementary school. Our home is located in Husi Taiga Chasai Hu...   [View Profile]

I have already borrowed microloans. My name is Wang Zhenrong, I am 45 years old and I come from an ordinary peasant family from Daban town, Hongxing village. My family has four members. My son has finished university and...   [View Profile]

My name is Jinxiang, I am 38 years old. My family has three members, my son is 15 years old. He is going to middle school and likes studying the Matouqin (Mongol stringed instrument). Being clever and sweet, he is our gr...   [View Profile]

I am an ordinary herdswoman from the village of Taobai in the county of Daban. My name is Tan Guolan; I am 48 years old and have three daughters. The eldest is married and lives in another village and the other two help ...   [View Profile]

My name is Morigengaowa and I'm 45 years old. I live in a village near Daban County. There are four people in my family; my son is currently in university and my mother-in-law is staying with us. She is very old but she ...   [View Profile]

My name is Deng Ringying, and I’m 35 years old. I’m from out of town. Because my family was very poor, I only have a primary school education. At 16, I started doing manual labor. By the time I was 24, I still hadn’t had...   [View Profile]

My name is Bairisandan, 42 years old. We have three generations living together in my household- we all live in the village of Derisugazha, near Daban. My mother passed away when I was child, so and my two younger brothe...   [View Profile]

My name is Siqinggerige, and I am 41 years old. I live in Daban county, Shijiazigacha village. There are 5 people in my family. My mother-in-law is already 77; and my father-in-law passed away in May from an illness. At ...   [View Profile]

My name is Wurentuya and I am 29 years old. I have a young daughter and our three-person family lives in Daban township. Because my family's financial situation was not good, I married young. When I moved in with my husb...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhao Shuqin, I am 48 years old. I live in Daband town, Hongxing village. I have two children, they both already got married and started their careers. At home there is only me and my husband left to plow the e...   [View Profile]