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Louise Lagni - Dotan, Benin

From shyness to leadership: Louise promotes the interests of het fellow-villagers

“Before I had attended the [Vision, Commitment, Action] workshops at Zakpota Epicenter, my contributions to discussions in the village weren’t heard. Now I know much better how to articulate my opinion. Since attending these workshops I have become much more self-confident, and I am consulted more and more often when decisions are being made in my community. And, at the request of the women from my village, I have become the leader of the women’s credit group. Together we have taken out a loan at the Credit Bank, which we divide among us [to finance our income generating activities]. I also give the women advice about their businesses.”

 

To learn more about our work in Benin please visit: www.thp.org/benin

 

Photos by Johannes Ode. Photographer must be consulted prior to any non Hunger Project use of images in any communication.

 

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Uploaded on July 10, 2012
Taken on January 16, 2009