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www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Claudia Torres cafod. org. uk/business “It’s hard to make a living in El Salvador. After business training we were able to sell food to earn a small income. It gives us – the people in my community – hope for the future. ” www. cafod. org. uk Sibia Vasquez, Food stall holder, El Salvador

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Annie Bungeroth cafod. org. uk/business “Our association owns a cassava farm which helps us to make money and I use my bicycle to bring the cassava to the market. I would like to develop my association so that more young people, like me, have a future. ” www. cafod. org. uk Jean-Pierre Kayisire, Part-owner of a cassava farm, Rwanda

Picture credit: Simon Rawles www. cafod. org. uk/business “It’s a good thing that I have an income from the shop, I live hand to mouth but I am trying to manage. If my daughter needs money for something, I try, but I cannot always help. ” www. cafod. org. uk Profulla Sarkar, Shopkeeper, Bangladesh

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Bridget Burrows cafod. org. uk/business “The hives are a good thing for us. Even if the drought comes, I’ll get something from them – it won’t be as bad as having livestock only. ” Mepukori Ole Ntaika, Beekeeper and cow herder, Kenya www. cafod. org. uk

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Annie Bungeroth cafod. org. uk/business “I make about $2. 5 dollars a day from basket making. It’s not much, but it is light work and I can do it from home. The profit I make from the baskets is not enough to survive on, so I also grow vegetables in a home garden and sell chickens. ” www. cafod. org. uk So Hoeung, Basket maker, Cambodia

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Annie Bungeroth cafod. org. uk/business “The money I get from my recycling business is cash in hand. I use it to buy food for my family. Our diet depends on how much scrap I collect. Sometimes we eat three good meals a day, sometimes we survive on rice. ” Kong Sophea, Runs a small recycling business, Cambodia www. cafod. org. uk

Picture credit: Bridget Burrows www. cafod. org. uk/business “Because we have a cockerel we can increase the production of eggs. This means more to sell and more food for the children. If I get excess money, I buy vegetables, cooking oil and schoolbooks for my kids. ” www. cafod. org. uk Deborah Marki, Egg seller, Tanzania

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: CAFOD Staff Photographer cafod. org. uk/business “After my parents died from AIDS I was left to look after five brothers and sisters alone. I was just doing any work I could. After training in hairdressing I can now send money home to my brothers and sisters – even if it’s only 40 p. ” www. cafod. org. uk Barnabus Odhiambo, Barber, Kenya

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Simon Rawles cafod. org. uk/business “This mushroom business has changed my life. Before the mushrooms we didn’t have enough food – we only ate twice a day, but now we can eat three times a day. ” Laxmi Mondol, Owner of a small mushroom business, Bangladesh www. cafod. org. uk

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Paul Smith cafod. org. uk/business “Our business gives us hope. Sometimes, if we make enough we are able to save and plan for the future. ” Derlis Tirado (far left of the shot), Greengrocer, Colombia www. cafod. org. uk

www. cafod. org. uk Picture credit: Marcella Haddad cafod. org. uk/business “After Hurricane Stan we weren’t left with much. Weaving gave me a chance to earn a living and to buy food. ” www. cafod. org. uk Candelaria Takatoyaship, Weaver, Guatemala

www. cafod. org. uk “My main wishes are to have a successful tea stall and seed business so that I can buy a house for my wife and me. ” Pobitra Adhikari, Tea stall holder, seed seller and shrimp farmer, Bangladesh cafod. org. uk/business www. cafod. org. uk