{"id":41487,"date":"2022-04-04T08:46:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T12:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging21.finca.org\/tanzania"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:58:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:58:32","slug":"tanzania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/locations\/africa\/tanzania","title":{"rendered":"Tanzania\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c442056 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61574 lazyload img-fluid\" style=\"width:200px\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61574 img-fluid\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1.webp 400w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/world-africa-sm-1-300x160.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Fighting Poverty in <strong>Tanzania<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">FINCA helps Tanzanians living in poverty access financial services to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bda7555c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stats is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_5225783a686db0bb337fe06c27c7fe5d\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"26.4\">\n\t\t\t\t26.4%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">LIVE BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LINE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2018<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat2 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_9a6e3247dfdcedaeac10e4b47b20e437\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"64.571791454879\">\n\t\t\t\t64.6%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">WORK IN AGRICULTURE<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2025<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column stat is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group stat3 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\t<div data-finca-block=\"world-bank-stats\" id=\"world-bank-stat-block_f17d94473b9b4ea048178889ef799238\" class=\"world-bank-stat-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"world-bank-stat-value\" data-target=\"51.3\">\n\t\t\t\t51.3%\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-excerpt\">OF THE POPULATION LIVES ON LESS THAN $3.00 PER DAY<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"world-bank-stat-year\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>*from 2018<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-primary-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);text-decoration:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/ext\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><em>sources from World Bank Group<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover callout\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/women_callout.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50854 lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" style=\"object-position:27% 44%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"27% 44%\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-50854 img-fluid\" alt=\"Smiling woman holding a baby indoors.\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/women_callout.jpg\" style=\"object-position:27% 44%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"27% 44%\"><\/noscript><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#343035\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-190c5114 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c3bf204e wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-primary-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-utopia-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Women are the key to success in the fight against poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/women#top\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b8a911db wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Facts about Tanzania<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanzania\u2019s national economy has outperformed many of its neighbors and the country enjoys overall peace compared with some other countries in the region. Yet, the benefits of its peaceful economy have failed to reach the 28 percent living in poverty in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanzania, along with much of sub-Saharan Africa, is on the verge of a crisis. By 2035, the International Monetary Fund estimates the number of Africans joining the working age population will exceed the rest of the world combined. To fill this surge, 18 million new jobs will have to be created each year for the next 20 years across sub-Saharan Africa. In the meantime, Tanzanians rely on the informal sector for a chance to earn a living. In addition, access to basic services, like energy, water and sanitation, education, health care and agriculture, is often inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When poor people have access to financial services and life-enhancing products, they can earn more, build their assets, create jobs and cushion themselves against external shocks. Since 1998, FINCA has been helping thousands of Tanzanians improve their lives. FINCA offers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/our-work\/microfinance\/financial-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">financial services<\/a>, such as loans, savings and microinsurance throughout the country, and supports access to basic services through\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincaventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FINCA Ventures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7f98634f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-purple-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f49f56a7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Products &amp; Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Individual Loans, Small Group and Solidarity Loans, Rural and Agriculture, Savings, Insurance, Remittances and Money Transfer, Energy, Agriculture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a1875797 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-bright-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/our-work\">Learn About Our Work<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch animate zoomin has-border-color has-secondary-bright-orange-border-color has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-width:2px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-845a701b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;min-height:100%;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Head Office<br>Bagamoyo Road Plot No. 34, 8th Floor, TAN House<br>P.O. Box 78783<br>Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<br>Telephone: +255 22 221 2200<br><span style=\"font-size: revert;font-family: var(--bs-font-sans-serif)\">Fax: +255 22 217 2454<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a1875797 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-secondary-bright-orange-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.finca.co.tz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Website<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group location-articles has-light-grey-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-411d868d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">    \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-434a6acf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0px;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:0\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">Featured stories from <strong>Tanzania<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n<section id=\"block_block_5cc489c91890d18fbe7ecb9ad830d9fa\" class=\"block version_1 block_5cc489c91890d18fbe7ecb9ad830d9fa location-articles africa\">\n        <div class=\"featured card  animate zoomin\">\n        <div class=\"row g-0\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 image\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/an-unexpected-tragedy\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesca-Makumbi.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesca-Makumbi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesca-Makumbi-300x206.jpg 300w\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"An Unexpected Tragedy: How FINCA Can Help\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 600px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesca-Makumbi.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"An Unexpected Tragedy: How FINCA Can Help\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesca-Makumbi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jesca-Makumbi-300x206.jpg 300w\"><\/noscript><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/an-unexpected-tragedy\">An Unexpected Tragedy: How FINCA Can Help<\/a><\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-text\">After an unexpected tragedy, FINCA was there to help Jesca, her family, and the 3 siblings she was left to care for. Read her story.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline\">\n                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/an-unexpected-tragedy\" class=\"wp-block-button__link\">Read Story<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n         \n    <div class=\"remaining\">\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/janes-take-away-brighter-future\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-1024x653.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417.jpg 1050w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Jane&#8217;s Take Away? A Brighter Future!\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-1024x653.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Jane\u2019s Take Away? A Brighter Future!\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jane-Hendry_Tanzania-e1523384851417.jpg 1050w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/janes-take-away-brighter-future\">Jane&#8217;s Take Away? A Brighter Future!<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Jane Hendry, a mother of three living in the heart of Dar es Salaam, has been serving up zege (a Tanzanian specialty made with eggs and French fries) for decades. Her popular restaurant in the Upanga neighborhood, Jane&#8217;s Take-Away, is a thriving and bustling eatery.<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/janes-take-away-brighter-future\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/the-power-of-small-loans\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client.jpg 952w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client-768x458.jpg 768w\" width=\"952\" height=\"568\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"The Power of Small Loans\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"The Power of Small Loans\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client.jpg 952w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Edson-tanzania-client-768x458.jpg 768w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/the-power-of-small-loans\">The Power of Small Loans<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Failing to meet the requirements of commercial banks, Edson couldn&#8217;t get the capital he needed to buy sewing machines to start a manufacturing business. With one borrowed sewing machine, he approached FINCA in 2006. Now, his factory counts 67 sewing machines and more than 60 staff.<\/p>\n                        <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/the-power-of-small-loans\">Read More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"small card  animate zoomin\">\n            <div class=\"row g-0\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-4 image\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/paida-dreams-big\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg 625w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" class=\"img-fluid lazyload img-fluid\" alt=\"Paida Dreams Big\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\"  \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid img-fluid\" alt=\"Paida Dreams Big\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi.jpg 625w, https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Paida-Malawi-300x200.jpg 300w\"><\/noscript><\/a>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 body d-flex align-items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n                        <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-ca\/paida-dreams-big\">Paida Dreams Big<\/a><\/h5>\n                        <p class=\"card-text\">Paida lives in land-locked Malawi, one of the world&#8217;s most densely populated and least developed countries. She got through high school, but didn\u2019t pass the entrance exams for university. So she knew she would never have a chance for a well-paying career. But that hasn\u2019t stopped her. 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