SRI LANKA
Banking on rural microfinance
Self-help communities are setting up makeshift offices in the tsunami-hit coastal communities of Sri Lanka. Not only do they extend micro-financing schemes and interest-free loans, they also offer rural villagers new meaning to carry on.INDONESIA
A slice of hope
Café Mulia Hati is not just a western food café, but a training school as well. As the Acehnese attempt to pick up their lives after the Dec 26 tsunami, and the cafe offers them a place to relax and learn culinary skills.INDONESIA