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Story by Laura Reinhardt / Photos by Amy Van Drunen

Tugwashanye is a Tonga word meaning “helping each other and working together.” Eighteen women in the Hamaundu community in Zambia chose this as the name of their savings group back in 2015 after World Vision introduced them to the concept. Savings groups provide members who might not otherwise have access to financial services a secure way to save, borrow, and afford basic insurance to protect themselves against economic shocks. Persia (pronounced Per-see-uh) Mwinga Muyeeka needed a change in her life, so she didn’t dwell on doubts when she decided to give this new idea a try. “The thinking of things not working out for me was not on my mind. Let me just try this out,” she recalls thinking. “Let me try to join a savings group to see if I can have a meaningful life.”

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