Community Development -
The Cut Nyak Dhien 'Cooperative Society', run by local kader (advocate) women, continues to establish itself as an important community group in Banda Aceh, especially for women.
"We were one of the victims of the tsunami devastation, and so we had lost everything we owned in this world. We didn't have any capital to start a small business and my husband was too old to work. No one would hire him! Life was very hard."
"When I became a member of the cooperative, I was able to apply for a micro-loan. I used the money to open a small shop in front of our home. This little shop has helped our economic situation very much. And we are very thankful because of it."
(Ibu Ansariah, recipient of the Cut Nyak Dhien Cooperative Mirco loan program)
The Cooperative not only provides a large variety of goods at affordable prices, but invites women to become cooperative members, enabling them to apply for micro-loans to assist the development of their small businesses.
