One Pig is Worth 140 Ducks
Lei Lei is a village representative, loving wife and mother of two. Every morning, she wakes up to the sound of her ducks snuggled together, quietly quacking in the shed outside her home in Hmaw Bi. She sets them free and follows them on a small wooden boat as they play in the pond. She’s careful not to lose even one duck.
In 2008, Cyclone Nargis was a disastrous storm that barreled through Myanmar, leaving many farms in a heap of debris. The land became difficult to till. Homes were destroyed. Lei Lei lost a daughter — and was forced to sell seven acres of land for cash. High interest rates trapped her family in an informal loan debt cycle... Read More
