Why 100% microloan repayment matters and what it says about the Women’s Club model
Mineke Foundation’s Women’s Club is once again expecting a 100% repayment rate on all microloans issued through its revolving fund in 2025. In a context like Liberia – where incomes […]
How Damiefa School teachers are bringing art education into the classroom
At Damiefa School in Liberia, art education is not treated as a nice extra. It is part of the regular curriculum and part of our wider belief that children deserve […]
Beyond microloans: how savings and peer support build real financial resilience
When people talk about financial inclusion, the focus is often on credit. But for many women in Liberia, the difference between moving forward and falling back is not access to […]
Learning, laughing and creating together
87 women joined our tie and dye training and turned a simple skills session into a vibrant space of creativity, curiosity and community. For many, it was their first time […]
Why we (re)started Damiefa School and who we’re building it for
Damiefa School isn’t new. It was first started by our founder’s parents in the 1980s, as a small private school in Dabwe Town that offered children in the area a […]
Behind the scenes: building up our teachers
We’ve been working behind the scenes, preparing for a stronger start to the new school year. With growing student numbers at Damiefa School, we’ve focused the past few months on […]
New skills, new opportunities
Recently, 100+ Women’s Club members participated in a hands-on training on how to make air fresheners. It’s a simple product that requires minimal materials. This makes it ideal for women […]
A quiet but powerful success: student safety
We’re taking a moment to reflect on something that rarely makes the headlines: the safety of our students. Except for one early injury — a child’s finger caught in a […]
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟎+ 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰?
At the heart of the Women’s Club is a simple idea: women supporting women. Our members share tips, check in on each other and encourage those who are just getting […]
𝐀 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰
For now, the Mineke Foundation Resource Center is mostly used by students from Damiefa School. But that’s just the starting point. We’ve always seen the Resource Center as something bigger: […]