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WPRP Changing people's lives in Indonesia

Mr. Hamdan is originally from Aceh, Sumatra (indonesia).

He decided to move to Tanjung Jabung Barat on June 2007 to get a better life. He has no family, no money and no job. He then agreed to join in the community group, and submitted proposal for a Rp.500,000 ($60) loan from WPRP.

He used the loan to rent a land for vegetable planting. After the third-round loan, promising results are finally emerging, and significant economic wealth is coming closer. Good harvesting seasons enable him to buy his own 2 ha. land and a second hand motorcycle to travel from house to the field. In addition, a land has also been obtained to build a simple house, perhaps using the next harvest season.

Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project (WPRP)

Development and conservation policies need to become more integrated and development organisations and conservation organisations should collaborate.

To achieve this goal Wetlands International works through various projects to improve wetland related national and international policies and activities of private sectors.  These pages desribe the activities under the Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Project that ran between January 2005 and December 2008.

The clickable map below shows the projects activities: demonstration projects (D), major policy events and activities (P) and Seed funds provided (S).

WPRP activities

 
 
 

WPRP Changing people's lives in Mali

Nana Sougoule, a woman of Sabougnouma group of Konio Village, Mali testifies "When I got a loan of €305 from Kondo Jigima, I split it into two parts: €229 that have been used to buy two oxes for fattening, and the rest €76 for fish marketing".

"With the latter amount, I bought 36 Kg of fish, €2/Kg. After a while, each Kg of fish was marketed at €3. During each round of this business, I made a profit of about €55. From February to May 2008, I made a total profit of €220!"

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