Nurul, a graduate student from Rumah Belajar PSBR Indralaya, South Sumatera, is now self-sustained! But there is a more interesting story to tell from small salon that she built. Let’s refer to the story! Nurul Khoyani must bury her dream of continuing her education at a university in Yogyakarta due to economic constraints. Unhappy with […]
Story of HOpE
Mrs. Dewi’s Story: Dolls Mattress
Grace often comes in an unexpected way. Such was the experience of Dewi. One day, her favorite floor mattress was torn and could not be used anymore. But, it was a pity if the mattress was thrown away just like that. So, Dewi decided to repurpose the mattress by making smaller stuffed mattresses for children’s […]
Mrs. Uning’s Story : 30 Years Ornamental Flower Business
Her name is Mrs. Uning, this hardworking woman is a mother of 3 children. As we get to know her, she told us the story about her business Mrs. Uning has an ornamental flower business, i.e. dried flowers which she started some 30 years ago. Around the ‘80s, she already had a shop in Pasar […]
Dare to Dream Higher
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ― Nelson Mandela. It is never too late too learn, it is never too late to start. Every dream will find its path with strong determination and effort. As experienced by Mrs. Yulie, she never expect to have a college degree; a […]
Petamburan slum, West Jakarta
Mrs. Wastiri, 37, has 5 children and one on the way. Three of her children are in school at the local Rumah Belajar Learning Center, while the others have already started working. Her husband works as a bajaj driver. To make ends meet, even when she was pregnant, she still cooked and sold food on […]
Kemanggisan slum, West Jakarta
Mrs. Wahyubudi Lesamana, 47, has 5 children and she dropped out of school after her sixth grade. With YCAB Coopertive’s help, she was able to send all 5 of her children to school and expand her food stall business. The micro loan from YCAB Cooperative has allowed her to start taking additional orders for her […]
Rahmat’s Story
Helping others is not the way it used to be. Working in YCAB’s microfinance programme, my efforts are well appreciated and I get to help people. I have been active as a microfinance coordinator since 2002, and am interested in doing something that can be of real benefit to others. We may think something is […]