Word: chapati
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...headquarters in New York City and 47 affiliate chapters on six continents, arranges for women who have no collateral to receive commercial loans that typically run from $150 to $600. One of its smaller loans, for $50, went to a woman in India who built an oven to sell chapati, or flatbread. One of the largest endeavors helped raise $1 million to start a dairy cooperative in Thailand. "Our goal is to reach women who have been bypassed by the traditional banking system and bring them into the economic mainstream," says Ela Bhatt of Ahmedabad, India, the current WWB chairman...
Before he could take a bite of chapati, the woman excitedly bent low and said, "Sir, I already have nine children. We cannot feed them all adequately. Please, take your blessings back...