Moving Forward through Peer Financing

In a house with unplastered limestone brick walls, Marnah sits on the floor mixing dough for nastar pineapple cookies. She was preparing for the Idul Fitri, or end of the Ramadan fasting month celebration, assisted by her son. The snacks were ordered by her neighbors in the Setu Asem village, Bogor, West Java.

Five years ago, Marnah only produced rempeyek (peanut crackers) and sold salted fish. To start her business, she borrowed Rp1 million fr

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