Thank you for supporting us, so we can support people like Cha from Thailand. Your purchase helped fund a microloan to help buy raw materials and grow her hammock weaving business.
Cha was born and raised in Bor Hoi, a secluded mountain community in Northern Thailand. For most of her life, she worked in the fields, like many families in the area. Today, traditional farming is becoming increasingly unsustainable, and steady work is hard to find.
Cha began weaving artisan hammocks alongside her adult daughter, and together they discovered a new source of stability. Income from weaving has helped them open a small village store, providing essential goods to their community. Hammock weaving offers Cha flexible, home-based work and a reliable income she can depend on as she gets older.
With this loan, Cha will invest in raw materials to continue weaving consistently and strengthen her hammock business. Her goal is to build a secure future and create a modest retirement plan rooted in her community.
This loan is important because it creates employment opportunities for vulnerable populations living in remote rural areas.
