Reporting from Malawi, the Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof meets Biti Rose, who used a $2 loan from her village savings group to start a successful doughnut business.
Doughnuts Defeating Poverty -- Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times
If you want to understand some of the best new ideas to chip away at global poverty, an excellent place to start is the Nasoni family hut here in the southern African nation of Malawi.
Alfred Nasoni and his wife, Biti Rose, have had seven children in this village of Masumba. Two died without ever seeing a doctor. Alfred and Biti Rose pulled their eldest son out of school in the fourth grade because, they said, they couldn’t afford $5 in school costs for a term. And they farmed only part of their 2.5 acre plot because they lacked money for seeds.
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My Comment: I agree with Nicholas D. Kristof's analysis .... never underestimate the power of hope.
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