Wokai Member: smz

My name is Wuyungaowa and I am 48 years old. I am a herdswoman living in Dafan county, Shijiazigacha village. I took out a micro-loan 10 years ago. At the time, our lives as herdspeople depended on agriculture and raisin...   [View Profile]

My name is Hasinabuqi, and I am 28 years old. My son started kindergarten this year. I live in Husitai village, near the town of Daban. There aren't too many roads where I live, and villagers here are pretty destitute. B...   [View Profile]

My name is Menggenqiqige, which means"silver flower". I am a herdsman living in Community1, Mubaomutu Village, Bayantalay, Balinyouqi. I have a family of three. My son has gone to Wohhot for school since he was little, w...   [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 Wurensandan, I am 48 years old, and have a family of 6. I moved to the village of Hongqizhaga in 2000, following a government policy which relocated villagers to preserve the environment in certain areas. The ...   [View Profile]

My name is Liu Zonghua, I’m 50 years old, and my family lives in Hongxing Village, located roughly 70 kilometers from Daban Township. My children are all married, and live in the county seat, working as traders. My husba...   [View Profile]

My name is Jinhua. I'm 32 this year and have a nine year old daughter in third grade. I'm originally from the capital of Li County, a very remote village far from where I am now. Ever since I was young I have always love...   [View Profile]

My name means Red in Chinese and I'm a 40 year old herdswoman. There are five people in my family. I moved to Red Flag village in 2001. I come from a family of herdsman who have herded for many generations. I am not fami...   [View Profile]

My name is Xiaorong Chen and I am 36 years old this year. I live on Shangmao Street in Fuxing town. There are four people in my family, including my husband and I and our two kids. I am from Chungking city. I met my husb...   [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]

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 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 Wuyungaowa. I am 51 years old. My family lives in Shijiazi Village in Daban County. We often have droughts here, which make our land infertile. We only have 6 mu (less than one hectare) of irrigated land on wh...   [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 Jin Tang. I am 36 years old, and have a family of four. We are herdspeople from the village of Masitala, Daban County. Among my siblings, I am the third oldest. Eighteen years ago, my father died of an illness...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhou Xianghua and I am 43 years old this year. There are three people in my family, and we have always been farmers. During the off-season I can go elsewhere and take temporary jobs. During busier times I must...   [View Profile]

My name is Tan Hua which means "Canna Flower." I'm 36 years old and live in the village of Masitalagacha within Daban town. I have many brothers and sisters and our family struggled to make a living ever since I was a ch...   [View Profile]

My name is Wuyungerele; I'm 35 years old and have a pair of adorable and clever twins. At the moment the girls are in their fifth year of primary school. Both of them are very good students and are intelligent. The four ...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhao Shuqin. I'm 49 years old, and I live in Hongxing village, Daban town. I have two children, who have both settled down and gotten jobs. So, it's just me and my husband left at home. We make a living by far...   [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 Zhang Rong, I am 36 years old and I live in Huohong village. There are four people in my family. I use to work at a silk factory in another village, but I lost my job after the factory underwent renovations. M...   [View Profile]

My name is Meiqigege, and I'm 42 years old. I married my husband and moved in with his family, which is in a remote rural area, fifteen years ago. At the time, my husband was an elementary school teacher, and I stayed ho...   [View Profile]

My name is Zhangcuiying, I am 45 years old and of Han ethnicity. I live in the town of Banzhendushi with my husband, his parents, and two sons. My husband is an only child. Since we were married 20 years ago, we have alw...   [View Profile]

My name is He Ping. I am 35 years old now, and I live in Shuangsheng town in Sichuan Province. I have a physical disability that makes it difficult for me to walk. My wife and I have a daughter and a son. My daughter is ...   [View Profile]

Hello. My name is Zhou Hongmei and I am 27 years old. I live in Zhou He and for quite some time both my husband and I have been working out of doors. My husband used to be a well known electrician on construction project...   [View Profile]

My name Aodenggerile; it means “starlight.” I am 37 years old and I live in Jiazhuang Daban town, Masitalagacha village. In the beginning, there were 6 people in my family: my grandmother, niece, mother, and three of us ...   [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 Aoendagula and I am a microfinance borrower from 07 Center. I live in Community 2, Baomutu Village, Bayantalasumu, which is about ten miles to Daban capital town. I have a family of four. My daughter is in hig...   [View Profile]

My name is Alatanqiqige, which means "Golden Flower" in Chinese. There are three people in my family. My son is in second grade in elementary school. Our family used to live in an area where transportation was very incon...   [View Profile]

I'm Xu Ergao and I'm 41. I live in the No. 1 District of Qishan village, Zhouhe town. I've bought two farming vehicles for my household, which were to mainly use for hauling house building materials for people in our vil...   [View Profile]

My name is "Alatantuya," which means golden rays. I'm 40 years old. My family of four includes both young and old. We have been migrating and using microloans for many years now. My five years of experience with microfin...   [View Profile]

I live in Jinxing Village in Chifeng City. I am 47 years old, and there are three people in my family. My husband is both honest and capable. A few years ago, my son had to drop out of junior high because of my family’s ...   [View Profile]

My name is Hasinabuqu and my family has three members. My daughter is in third grade in university. We live in Daban town, Haoraoqin Gacha Jinxing village. To live my family relies mainly on the income raising cows and c...   [View Profile]

My name is Eerdunqimuge. I am in a family of three, living in Bayentalashumubomuto dairy station community. I used to be a substitute teacher in Shumu village, earning 500 RMS a month. My husband works the odd job. The e...   [View Profile]

My name is Xue Ergao, I live in the Qishan 3 Community, and I'm forty years old this year. My household consists of my parents, both of whom are over seventy years old, my wife, and my two high school age children. Our f...   [View Profile]

My name is Chunmei and I am 32 years old. I am a herdswoman from Daban town, Malaqinxin village. My family has four members. Since I married I've lived with my husband's mother. Some years ago her health was still good, ...   [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 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 Aotegen, and we moved to Baomutu dairy farming district not quite a year ago. We are from a remote village near Tala Sumu (Tala town) in Bayan, where the only livelihood is farming. With the serious drought th...   [View Profile]

My name is Zheng Dazhi. I live in the 7th Society, Dingziqiao Village, Dingziqiao County. I am 58 years old. I live with my wife, my parents who are both in their 80s, and two children who are in high school. All six peo...   [View Profile]

We also now have a son attending junior high school and doing pretty well in his studies I'd like to send him to a better school for his education so that he doesn't have to stay in the farming village like my generation...   [View Profile]

My name is Narenqiqige, which means 'beautiful sunflower.' I am 43 years old. My family of three lives in Daban county where we live a peaceful, normal life. My daughter is a senior high school student and more busy with...   [View Profile]

There are three people in my family. I have a 7 year-old son, who is very naughty and loves to sing very much. My husband often goes away for work and stays out of town for long periods of time, leaving me to do the hous...   [View Profile]

My name is Alaatangaowa; I'm thirty-five. There are five people in my family and we live in community number five in the village of Tabenhua which is located about thirty kilometres from the county capital of Chaganmulun...   [View Profile]

My name is Ge Ri Le, which means bright sun shine in Mongolian. I am thirty eight years old. I have a happy family of three. My daughter is in sixth grade in elementary school. She is an excellent student. We live in Ail...   [View Profile]

I'm Dagula and I'm 49. I live in the Bayanerdeng area of Husitai village, Daban town. My husband passed away 2 years ago. Our home is far from Daban town itself and transportation is difficult. Living conditions are very...   [View Profile]

My name is Wang Chunmei, and I am 43 years old. I live with my husband, daughter, and two sons in Yilong County, Fuxing Village on Commerce Street. We originally were a happy and harmonious family, and my three children ...   [View Profile]

My name is Siri Guleng, which means “clever.” I’m 34 years old and I only just got married 3 years ago. I have a very lively and adorable son named Jin Peng. My parents-in-law also live with us. They’re health isn’t very...   [View Profile]

My name is Qibuleqiqige and I am 33 years old. I have a family of three and we all live in Balagasitai Hamlet, Mutabenba Village, Bayantalasu, Balinyouqi. My daughter's name is Chasuna. She is a 7th grader since this Sep...   [View Profile]

My name is Eerdungaowa, which means "beautiful". I am 39 years old. I have a family of three. I am a herder from Hongqi village in Daban County. When I got married, my husband's family lived in a small three-room mud hou...   [View Profile]

My name is "JiMuQi," which means Fruit. I am 32 years old this year. I live in a warm household with three different generations. In 2001, our village was composed of all people who came from the deserts. Many of these p...   [View Profile]

We are a family of three. My daughter has already passed her college entrance exams. In 2000, we moved to the Malaxin new housing development. For generations, we have been herdsmen, so we had never planted in irrigated ...   [View Profile]

My name is Sarengerile, and I live in number Shijiazi Village, which is near Daban Town. I live in a community of herders. The year before last, I borrowed a 4000 RMB microloan, with which I bought carbamide, potassium, ...   [View Profile]

My name is Yu Jianping and I was born in the mid-80s – that fortunate era when China began a period of reform and opening up to the rest of the world. My mother’s house is in a village near Chongqing – it’s a densely pop...   [View Profile]

My name is Mudan. I am from Hongqi village in Daban County. I am 32 years old. I have a family of five, including my in-laws and my adorable three-year old son. However, my son regularly gets sick. My in-laws are also no...   [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]