Transforming the Lives of Rural Women: Meet David
This profile is part of a series that captures how Root Capital’s Gender Equity Grants are
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On “The Road Where Life Was Once Worth Nothing,” This Business Gives Farmers Purpose
Thirty years ago, this place looked very different. Nestled in the foothills where the Amazon rainforest
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Gender Equity Grants: Helping Kenya’s Working Mothers Succeed
No woman should have to choose between caring for her children and pursuing a fulfilling career.
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This Woman Is Making Her Mark on Indonesia’s Coffee Industry
In the misty Gayo highlands of northern Sumatra, Ibu Rahmah is making her mark on Indonesia’s
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Reclaiming Home-Grown Grains in Senegal
After years of watching working mothers switch from feeding their children Senegalese grains to imported rice,
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Peru’s Coffeelands: Where Women are Taking Charge
Dora Lisa Carrión Gómez, president of the women’s group at the coffee cooperative APROCASSI. Businesswoman. Farmer.
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Laying the First Stones towards Gender Equity
Women carry stones that will form the foundation of a new sorghum collection and storage center.As part
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How this Peruvian Artisan is Running a Business on Her Own Terms
Fany Paty always wanted to run her own business. Like many entrepreneurs, Fany longed for a
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From 2 A.M. to Sundown: A Day in the Life of Carmen Blandón
Carmen Blandón, member of Root Capital client Solidaridad, at her home in Matagalpa, Nicaragua For 52-year-old
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Odds Stacked Against Her, This Woman is Rising to the Top of Her Game
Kenia Ubeda, general manager of UCCEI, a Root Capital client in Matagalpa, Nicaragua Kenia Ubeda never
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