“Before Tubunganire Women’s Association, what would it have taken for a woman to have 400,000 Burundi Francs [about $65]?” Mwibutsa Ndagijimana, SIA African Advisory Board member from Burundi, asked the Tubunganire Executive Committee during our visit in Ryansoro. “Nothing.” “There’s no way she could have,” were the responses from Gereni, Clautilde, Agnes, and Concilia. “Before, it was painful to have some small need and not be able to get it yourself,” said Agnes. She explained that before,...

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