IMPACT MARCH 2014
EMP OWERMENT
MOTHERS KNOW BEST Bank accounts offer independence, opportunity to families
I
magine walking past a bank every day
for mothers to manage a bank account
wanting to go inside, but knowing it
for the first time. These women feel
represents a part of your society where
empowered as they see their signature
you are not welcome.
or thumbprint in ink
Many of our Unbound
on a withdrawal slip
families in communities around the world know this reality all too well. With
“The vast majority of these women have never even been inside a bank.”
Unbound,
in their name. “Many
of
these
women have never even been inside a bank,” said Dan Pear-
families can gain access to opportuni-
son, director of international programs
ties once denied them. We provide finan-
for Unbound. “It makes their world (continued)
cial literacy training and the chance
Kishtamma withdraws funds for sponsorship benefits with her son, Suresh.
MEET MERCEDES, 75, FROM BOLIVIA
GIFTS THAT GIVE BACK
Mercedes, an Unbound sponsored elderly friend, used to work long hours in a factory making alpaca (llama) wool sweaters. She now works as a kitchen assistant at a catering business.
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“Thanks to Unbound I no longer feel oppressed,” Mercedes said. “I know I can overcome. I have learned that it is never too late.” Read more of Mercedes’ story at blog.unbound.org