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Yatta, a recipient of Balama Development Alliance microloan loan, now has two
businesses that include a cook shop and a roasted cassava stand that her oldest
son operates.
A resident of Balama uses the palms of his hands to drink clean water from the hand pump.
With extremely limited methods for retrieving clean drinking water, the hand pump in Balama is a life saver for students at Balama Elementary School as well as the community.
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Food is being preserved through the process of drying.
In rural Liberia, food is preserved primarily through a process called “smoking”, which is called “drying” locally.
The Balama Development Alliance is committed to ensuring that all girls and boys are able to realize their full potential.
Palm trees are the primary source of income and livelihood for many Liberian adults and children, including students at Balama Elementary School.
Emmanuel is a 13 yr old student at Balama Elementary. He works long hours in the fields and is unable to read without light when he comes home at night. He made his own make shift light out of bamboo and batteries just so he could continue to read and learn.
Students at Balama Elementary School
Balama Elementary School is continuing to prosper with over 200 kids (219 students -123 boys and 96 girls). A key issue that we are now facing is the attrition of girls out of the school due to teen pregnancy.
Through the Balama Development Alliance micro-loan program, women and men in Liberia are being enabled to start businesses that liberate them and their families from a cycle of poverty and sustenance living.
Lawrence Forkpa, recipient of a micro-loan from The Balama Project
A community development loan of two hundred dollars from Balama Development Alliance (BDA) to the Raymond Town Church enabled Lawrence to start this clinic.