Wokai Member: Andrew

My name is Jiang Zhitong, and I live in District 5 of Xiangtan Village, Shuangsheng Town. There are six people in our family, and my five daughters have all grown up and married. Because we don't have any sons, my third ...   [View Profile]

My name is Xin Tuya, and I am 32 years old. I have a son who is 8 years old and just started first grade in primary school. When I was young my family was very poor, and because I had many siblings, my parents could not ...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhu Huizhen, and I was born in the early 50s, a time in China that left a deep impact on nearly everyone's life. My family was made up of my parents and my 6 brothers and sisters. Because of the times and the ...   [View Profile]

My name is Cao Liugang, and I am 30 years old. I live with my wife and my two children, aged seven and five, in community number 5 of Zhandou village in the town of Fuxing. My wife and I worked outside the home as migran...   [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 Zheng Yuhua. I am 38 years old and live in Shuanglong in Zhouhexiang with my husband and two children. Previously, my husband went out to do manual labor while I stayed at home sowing the fields and breeding o...   [View Profile]

My name is Xu Shu Ying. I am fifty-four years old and I live with my family of five on Chow's River Avenue. We borrowed money several years ago to carry out maintenance on our home,and are still in debt today. My son and...   [View Profile]

My name is Xie Mingzhu and I am 39 years old. My son is 18 and attends Fu Xing high school. I run a little cell phone shop on Fu Xing street. Business is only ok; the profits can only cover our living expenses. We use to...   [View Profile]

My name is Chen Mingxia. I was educated up through middle school. My family and I live in Yiliong Village, in Fuxing Township. I am thirty four years old, and have two children. Their school work is good, and we are a ha...   [View Profile]

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 Ma Guangbi. I am 62 years old and I live with my six-member family in a poor mountain village. The last 10+ years have been very difficult, and I have had to work very hard. Last year, we moved out of our old ...   [View Profile]

My name is Chunyan and I am 31 years old. I have been married for six years, and I have an adorable six-year-old son. My husband works as a driver in another county, and sends money back home to support us. I currently l...   [View Profile]

My name is Shen Yuxian, and I am 34 years old. My family lives in the community of Fangba, which is located in a remote mountainous region. We don’t have any sources of income besides growing crops, and our family has al...   [View Profile]

My name is Hai Tang, I am 29 years old and there are three people in my family. My daughter is eight and she is in elementary school. We live in Risu village. I have been a user of microcredit since 2005. The loan amount...   [View Profile]

I am a villager from Yilong county, Shuangsheng town, Huohong village. My name is Tang Yixing and I am 47 years old. My family has six members: my parents who are already older than 70, my daughter who is 21, and my son ...   [View Profile]

My name is Wurengaowa. There are five people in my family. My adoptive father and mother and I all live together in peace and harmony. Twenty-nine years ago, my present mother and father gave me a second life when they a...   [View Profile]

My name is Yu Mei, and my husband and I live in Jinxing village, Haoraoqin Gacha, near Daban town. I first learned about microlending the very year I moved here, and have been using microfinance for six years now. I've u...   [View Profile]

My name is Yang Zhengming, and I am 59 years old. My previous micro-loan from Wokai helped my family's income to increase significantly. My wife and I greatly improved our living situation, and we even saved some money f...   [View Profile]

My name is Jin Xiang, and I'm thirty-nine years old. My family has three people, including my sixteen year old son who is studying in middle school. He enjoys studying the "matouqin," (a small string instrument). He is b...   [View Profile]

We are a family of six. I am a veterinary surgeon. My mother lives in the countryside and my wife is a fruit vendor. We have three children attending school. Our main family income comes from selling animal feed and from...   [View Profile]