Economic Development

Pacific Economic Development ADRA Style

Alice is part of ADRA’s Small Enterprise Development Project in Papua New Guinea. In this project, women like Alice can borrow money so that they can start their own small businesses. As part of the programme, the women are then encouraged to save money. This empowers them to be able to be able to earn money and provide an income for their children and families.

In 2004, when Alice first heard about the ADRA project, she and her family were struggling to recover from repeated thefts from their small trade store business. Seeing it as a fantastic opportunity, Alice’s interest was piqued; she was interested in learning how to save money so she took the initiative to start her own Small Enterprise group.

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