MICROCREDIT
From Becaks to Coffee
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Initially a joint fund, the Aceh Development Forum is developing a revolving fund with assets of Rp4 billion. Deliberately avoiding big donor institutions.
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AZWAR Hasan is remembering one day that was the turning point of his life. That afternoon in Lampulo, Banda Aceh, a becak (pedicab) driver came to him dropping a pile of wrinkled and sweat-dampened banknotes. “Bang Azwar, here’s Rp600,000, my savings. Please give it to the tsunami victims in need of assistance,” said Syarwan, the becak driver.
Instantly Azwar Hasan was rendered speechless. The heart of the 37-year-old man felt like it had
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