Life for Nurunnabi was tough. He was homeless and every day was a struggle to earn enough to eat.
Three years ago, a Traidcraft partner put him in touch with a local business association – a move that changed his life. Not only did he learn how to market and sell his bamboo products to fair trade markets in Europe, he now trains others too. But best of all, Nurunnabi has a home to call his own.
£15 could help someone like Nurunnabi to get their business started.
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Habibullah Kadir Jilani worked hard on his small piece of land growing rice – but often he didn't make enough money to live on and had to find additional work as a labourer.
Inspired by his neighbours, he began vegetable farming on a small scale. He was amazed by the results – and the rise in profit. He soon diversified and began growing more vegetables like tomatoes and cauliflower too. By getting the right information on modern cultivation techniques, Habibullah can now share his knowledge with his neighbours.
£25 could train a novice farmer in the best cultivation techniques.
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Forced to look at different ways to earn a livelihood, Akram Uddin Rial began farming fish in a pond his father excavated in a paddy field. Farming carp became profitable and Akram attended a fishery training course to improve his skills. Since then, the business has gone from strength to strength, and his business now produces fish feed too.
Just £30 could pay for a fishery training course for another farmer like Akram.
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