The following are pictures from my trip to the rural communities in the state of Oaxaca. We went to observe IMIFAP’s micro-enterprise programs, and to conduct some interviews for the book. For more about IMIFAP’s micro-enterprise programs throughout Mexico please visit the micro-enterprise section of IMIFAP’s website. The following pictures include portraits of the women we interviewed, some of the micro-enterprises (i.e., bakeries, mat-weaving, basket weaving, convenience stores), and photos of some of the community bank groups. These pictures include about 5 different communities in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca.
We interviewed these women
Portrait of woman in Oaxaca
A little town in Oaxaca
A tortilla store
A church in the town
organizing interviews
Portrait of a woman I interviewed
Another community
School
Community Health Center
Community Bank
Portrait of a woman I interviewed
The micro-enterprise group
A typical house in this community
Basketball
A Community Bank group
She is teaching a class about basic finance
IMIFAP’s famous baker woman
The oven she built with her husband
The Baker’s Family
Her Bread
her son
The additions to her house
me
Another family of Bakers
The daughters
The husband/ father
Dad
Mom
daughter 1
daughter 2
laundry
Their neighborhood
Community Health Center
Another micro-enterprise group of mat weavers
The Mat
Another Community Bank group
Girls who started a family pig farm
Basket Weaver
some cute kids
Town Center
Public Health Campaigns in the communities
“To eat well is to eat fruits and vegetables”
“Keep the town clean, sweep your street”
Woman and Husband in her convenience store
Portrait of store owner and woman I interviewed
Town Center
