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Peyara’s story: from illiteracy to leadership

Peyara Begum lost her straw house three times in two years due to fl ooding. Often, she and her family went hungry and even became sick from drinking river water. Peyara felt helpless and cheated by people who made her work hard and paid her little money.

When she first joined a learning and savings group Peyara felt ashamed that she couldn’t read and unsure that she had anything to offer to the group. But the leader welcomed her and encouraged her to participate in discussions. In the months that followed, with a loan from her group, Peyara turned her vulnerable situation around.

Today Peyara is a leader in her village and is trusted by her neighbours with managing a large group savings fund. She can write, read and do accounts.

Her family have a tin house, uses a tube-well for drinking water, has a sanitary latrine and a stable income through keeping livestock.

Peyara is one of thousands of participants in our learning and savings groups who are transforming their communities daily, as they help one another out of poverty and injustice. Please sponsor one of our groups today.