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May 15, 2007

"Don't seek to merely get rid of the negative things in your life. Instead, transform their energy into something of real positive value." --Ralph Marston

Transforming a Village on $3 a Month

When Phulbasin Yadav and 11 other women set aside $3 a month to start a business, skeptical elders turned the town against them. When Ms. Yadav learned to ride a bicycle, traveling between villages to set up health clinics and offer hot meals for children, her husband threw her out of the house, saying she was ignoring her duties at home. Business in Sukuldhain, India had always been a man's world. But today, Yadav is president of a districtwide network of women's groups with businesses ranging from mines to concrete works -– totaling half a million dollars in assets. And, sometimes, when she comes home from a hard day at work, her husband has tea and a hot meal ready for her.