Wokai Member: Neil

My name is Tuya, I am 42 years old with a family of 3, and I am a herdswoman from the town of Daban. In 2000, I moved from the desert to the Hongqigacha village. At that time we owned 5 cows. When we were building our ho...   [View Profile]

My name is Renqimuge, I am 60 years old. My family lives in Daban town, Baolige Gacha, Wuxing village (Duguilong). I have been borrowing microloans for 11 years. During those 11 years the microloans helped me to improve ...   [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]

My name is Nuorenqiqige, which means sunflower. I am 34 years old. My family lives in Baixinggacha (village) which lies in the suburban districts of Daban town. When I married, my husband's family had no other family pro...   [View Profile]

My name is Narentuya. There are three people in my family, and my son is a freshman in college. I am an previous borrower of microloans. My family's main income source is animal husbandry. But the continuous drought and ...   [View Profile]

My name is Jin Mei and this year I'm 36 years old. After getting married, my husband and I moved away to work because we were very poor and did not own any livestock. In 2005 we returned to our village and used the money...   [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 Qiqige, and I am a previous borrower of microloans. I am 38 years old, and my family lives in rural Inner Mongolia. My family's main income source is through raising cows and sheep. In recent years, I have use...   [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]

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 Huda Gula, I have already borrowed microloans. I am 41 years old, my family has 3 members, my 16 year old daughter goes to high school. In 2000, I have been working for two years in a factory for Gongre Corpor...   [View Profile]

My name is Eerdengtaogusi, and I am 45 years old. I live in Daban county, Husitaigachabayanerdeng village (Duguilong). Our home is surrounded by the desert, and there is no reliable transportation. Ours is a very backwar...   [View Profile]

My name is GuiLeiSuHua, which means Almond Flower. I have four people in my family, including a son and a daughter. Due to the annual droughts in northern China, desertification has continued to become a severe problem. ...   [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]