Daw Yin was struggling to pay her debts and support her children's education needs. Lockdowns and travel restrictions affected small-scale farmers like her in Myanmar as they could no longer afford farming materials. Microfinance lifted her up with loans with which she could improve her harvest and family's income. 

8-year-old Barang lost his mother and was abandoned by his father. The orphaned boy lives with his grandmother who struggles to care for him. His life changed when he became a sponsored child. He received help through reading camps to improve his reading and writing skills.