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Bangladesh Salma from BangladeshMeet Salma
Eight years ago, Salma and her husband, Ali, didn’t have enough money to feed their children and still put a little aside as savings.

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Cambodia Meet NuonNEW! Meet Nuonh
The people of Preah Khae village used to look up at the stream sparkling on the side of their mountain with envy. Their only water source was several kilometers away, and it took hours out of every day to go back and forth. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if they could use the water from the stream?

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China China"God suffers with us"

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India

Meet LochanaNEW! Meet Lochana

India’s forests are home to millions of people. Most are sustenance farmers, living off of the land and fishing in nearby waters. But in recent years, farmers were forced from their land and fields with little-to-no notice.

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Nepal Nepal: Meet MahendraMeet Mahendra
In the past thirty years, many Bhutanese natives have been forced to flee their country in order to escape discrimination and human rights abuses.

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Nepal LaxmiMeet Laxmi
Laxmi was only six years old when she told a GoodWeave inspector that she had to work to survive.

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Pakistan Zeshan from PakistanMeet Zeshan
Zeshan was barely four days old and already a refugee. Less than a year earlier, his mother and father were homeowners living in a middle-class neighborhood surrounded by lush mountains and streams.

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