Wokai Member: Agatha

My name is Hasiqimuge, I am 43 years old from Daban town. In 1992, when I got married, my husband's family was very poor and gave us only 5 mu of land. For many years, we lived on very little. In 2001, my husband and I m...   [View Profile]

My name is Daorinatuya and this year I am 26 years old. I am descendent of herdsmen, through and through. A few years ago I did not test into college and for a time I could not find suitable work to do, so I helped my pa...   [View Profile]

My name is Tuya, which means bright. My daughter is a senior in high school this year; my son graduated from college in 2008 and is now working. I am an ordinary herdswoman and have lived in pastoral areas for about twel...   [View Profile]

I am the head of centre number 26 and my name is Hasiqiqige, which means jade flower. My family lives 40 miles from the county town of Daban near Bayantalasumu in the village of Sitai. Our family of three lives very harm...   [View Profile]

My family of four lives in the Chifeng pastoral area in Inner Mongolia. My name is Hatuya, and I am an ordinary herdswoman, making a living out of farming and herding. I have two sons. My older son was diagnosed with con...   [View Profile]

My name is Mulan. I am 33 years old and live in a family of five in a remote village in Daban district. I am a farmer and microloan borrower. The major source of income for our family is raising cattle. Our elders say th...   [View Profile]

My name is Cheng Yuk Wah, and I live in the 3rd community of the Shuang Long Village, which is located in the Chou River Township. There are four people in my family. Initially, my husband left home and worked as a manua...   [View Profile]

My name is Dou Da Gu La, age 34. I'm an ordinary herdswoman in the Daban township of Baixing village in Inner Mongolia. I've been married with a family for more than 10 years, and my 14 year-old daughter is now in middle...   [View Profile]

We have three people in our family, one being my always energetic, chubby adorable baby boy who is loved by many. His name is Bai Si Na, which means "happiness." I've been a borrower for about three years now, and microf...   [View Profile]

My name is Burennabuqi and I am an ordinary herdsman in Balagasitai Hamlet, Tabenban Village, Bayantalasumu. The main source of income for our family of three is cultivation. Our six-year old son is in kindergarten. My h...   [View Profile]

My name is Sarengaowa, and I am 37 years old. I am a herdswoman from Daban town, Malaqin Xincun. My family has three members. My daughter is in sixth grade. Since she was little she has liked to learn, and she is also ve...   [View Profile]

My name is EeErDengQiMuGe. My family of four lives in JinXing village at DaBan county. Now both of my sons are married. I have used micro-credit loans for several years. Before I started to use it, my family's living sta...   [View Profile]

My name is Jin Fengrong. I am 39 years old. My 16 year old daughter is in junior high school and my husband is a driver. My husband’s family was big — he had four siblings — and life at home was very difficult. My husban...   [View Profile]

My name is Chen Shubi. I am 56 years old and have a six person family; my husband, son, daughter-in-law, and two young grandchildren. Our home is located on the outskirts of a village named Shuansheng in Sichuan's Yilong...   [View Profile]

My name is Sarengaowa, I am an ordinary herder from the town of Banzhendushi. I am 54 years old and have been working since I graduated from high school. I have three daughters, the youngest of which completed graduate s...   [View Profile]

My name is Yumei and I am 29 years old. My husband and I live in Daban county, in Haoraoqingachajinxing village. The year I got married was the year I first began borrowing micro-loans and I have now been using micro-loa...   [View Profile]

I am an ordinary woman in Baixing Village, Daban County, and a microfinance client with the best credit rating in the 7th round of micro-lending. I am 54 years old this year. Both of my sons have now married and started ...   [View Profile]

My name is Sarentonglaga, I am 49 years old with a family of three. My husband is very sincere and hard working. Other than working in our fields, he also learned basic mechanics to help fix crop machineries and motorcyc...   [View Profile]

My name is Qi Changwen, I am 35 this year and I started working straight after finishing lower middle school. My wife is 34 and together we have 3 children; one son and two daughters who are all currently at school. We l...   [View Profile]

My name is Rao Zhengfeng. I live in Zhouhexiang Pingguo village. There are four people in my family. My wife cultivates the fields. Our oldest child will graduate from university this year. Our youngest just finished uni...   [View Profile]

Hello. My name is Hai Tang and I'm 30 this year. There are 3 people in our family. I have a little girl that's 9. I've been a micro-loan borrower since 2005. And even though the amounts have been small, the application p...   [View Profile]

My name is Maaoqiqige and I live in Baomutu Village, Bayantalasu, Balinyouqi. I have a family of three. Our daughter has been in junior high school since September. My husband is a nice and hardworking person. Our main s...   [View Profile]

My name is Wurenqimuge. I am 49 years old and live in a village called Masitalakacha in Da ban district. When I first married my husband 20 years ago, we couldn’t afford a house and lived with a neighbor for a few years....   [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 Ma Wenrong, and I am 58 years old. I live in Linliang village, part of Ma'an town. Ours is a village with beautiful mountains and waters, and is the hometown of the famous military leader Zhu De. I have three ...   [View Profile]

My name is Wu Dinghong. My family has six people. Before we took out our first micro-loan, our family relied on planting crops to make a living. We had to support both our parents and our children. Life was extremely dif...   [View Profile]

My name is Aodaohu, and my family lives in Guisutai Village, Daban Township in Inner Mongolia. Our children are all married, so my husband and I live alone. We live a long way from the Daban county seat, and there is no ...   [View Profile]

My name is Daori Natuya and I'm 23 years old this year. I come from a family of herders. Several years ago, I didn't pass the national exam and couldn't find an appropriate job so I helped my parents out around the house...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhang Yanmei and I'm just an ordinary farmer. My family of 3 lives in Daban town. Ever since we were married, my husband and I have always relied on a few acres of land to sustain us. A few years of drought ha...   [View Profile]

My name is Siqingaowa, I am 40 years old, and there are four people in my family. In the year 2000 we moved to Malaqinxin village where we live now. At that time we had 3 Mu of irrigated land. From generation to generati...   [View Profile]