This month, the VideoVoice Collective partnered with TLM, a microfinance organization in West Timur, Indonesia that we connected to through our friends at Kiva.org.  We’ve had an incredible experience with TLM here in the far East of Indonesia.  They work to give small loans to low income people so that they can start or grow their small businesses.  Small businesses range from seaweed cultivation to pig farms to tempe production.  Together, we trained staff at the microfinance organization to use video to evaluate client satisfaction and to advocate for improvements in the microfinance industry.

The staff did an incredible job!  Most hadn’t used a video camera before this training.  After just 2 days of training, they had taken about 10 hours of footage and were well on their way to producing their first video.   Check out our pictures below or the whole VideoVoice in Indonesia slide show, images of microloan entrepreneurs in Indonesia that our videovoice team spoke to about the impact of small loans on their lives.

Videos are forthcoming!

Anthony Veneziale, West Timur VideoVoice Training

Microloan Interview: Fishing Business

Microloan Interview: Tempe Production Business

Microloan Interview: Egg Business

Microloan Interview: Legume Business

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