Lesson-148933-4

Saving. In both Gedeo and Ilu’Ababor, the project successfully introduced the practice of saving among the participants, and the participants themselves consider this as the most important behavior they gained from the She Thrives project. In the past, the common belief that “a poor person cannot save, saving is what wealthy persons can do” was predominant in the communities. Accordingly, the participants have never tried to save money. Thanks to the She Thrives project, every participant, adolescents and adults alike, has started saving from their meager income. The project has been instrumental in changing the participants’ attitudes toward saving and instilling the belief that anyone can save for a better future.