Wokai Member: Adriano

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 Xirenqiqige. I am 46 years old, and a returning microfinance client. We have a daughter and a son, who are both currently in high school. As our family conditions were poor and we had many siblings, my husband...   [View Profile]

My name’s Eerduntuya, and I’m 46 years old. My family of four lives in Chaganxire village. My son and daughter are both at university now. In the beginning we only had a few acres of dry land to support ourselves. We wan...   [View Profile]

My name is Aogengaowa. I live in Daban County, Shijiazigacha village. We are a happy family of four, with two remarkable sons. The oldest graduated from Inner Mongolia’s Shifan University. The other, although not having ...   [View Profile]

My name is Siqinqimuge, and I live in Daban county, in the village of Baoligegacha. I am an ordinary herder and I have been using microloans for 11 years now. Eleven years ago, our family's life was very difficult. We li...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhangmingqiong, and I am 46 years old. I live in Shuangsheng county, in the Qunli community. There are four people in my family, including my husband and two sons. Our oldest son is already working. Every year...   [View Profile]

My name is Eerdengtuya, and there are three people in my family. We live in a herding distracit more than 30 km from Daban county. We are surrounded by the desert and lack reliable transportation - our village is poor an...   [View Profile]

There are 4 people in my family. We moved to Malaqinxin Village in 2000. At that time, we were allotted 3 Chinese acres of arable land. We had been herdsmen our whole lives, so we did not know any farming techniques. The...   [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 Chaolumenqiqige, and I am 24 years old. I’m an ordinary herder. When my husband and I married 4 years ago, we only had a few thousand Chinese Yuan, so we rented two rooms in someone else's house. In the beginn...   [View Profile]

Hello. My name is Wuyuncaobude and I am a microloan borrower. Our three person family lives in a remote village in Inner Mongolia. My little girl is in school and has grown into a smart, cute little student. My husband i...   [View Profile]

My name is Hong Jingmei, and I am 40 years old. I live with my husband, daughter and son in Taobai Village, Daban Town. Because our family is poor, my daughter had to drop out of middle school and stay at home to help wi...   [View Profile]

My name is Cheng Guimei, I will be 47 this year and I live with my son and daughter-in-law. In addition to farming about a half-acre of land, we also run a small store. During Chinese New Year the year before last, I was...   [View Profile]

My name is Hasituya, I am 56 years old. I live in a village with my husband about 60 miles from Dabanyu. He used to be a doctor in the nearby hospital and he is now retired. I have been taking micro-finance loans for 10 ...   [View Profile]

My name is Hasirile and I am 42 years old. I am an ordinary herdsman living in Gacha and there are three people in our family. Both me and my husband are illiterate, so getting our son educated is a dream for both of us....   [View Profile]

I used to work for a rug company until it went bankrupt in 1994. After being laid off from the rug company, my husband and I were forced to do day labor to provide for our family. Just after my son turned six years old, ...   [View Profile]

My name is Zha Guozhen, I am 48 years old. My family has 3 members, and we are living in Daban town Baixinggacha (village). Eight years ago my husband was diagnosed with liver cancer. Soon after, he passed away, leaving ...   [View Profile]

My name is Hasigaowa, and I'm 49 years old. I’m an ordinary herder from Hongqi Villege, in Daban county. We old folks have three grown-up daughters, and our little boy is at university. Our second son helps us at home. N...   [View Profile]

My name is Siriguleng, which means "intelligent". I am 51 years old, and I live in Daban town Shijiazigacha village. When I was little, I had a lot of siblings, and our lives were very difficult. After I was married, my ...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhao Chunrong, and I am 57 years old. My two sons are already married and live on their own. My husband and I live in Taobai Village, Daban Town. We are located in a region that is mostly dependent on farming....   [View Profile]

Hello. My name is Deng Biqing. I live in the 4th District of Star Village in Erdao City, Yilong County. There are six of us in our family. Our parents are in their 70s, and we have two daughters aged 14 and 11 who are bo...   [View Profile]