Stories of Impact

Around the world, Atlas Network partners are achieving reforms that remove barriers to opportunity and prosperity that previously held people back from improving their lives and bettering their communities. The liberating effects of our most successful grantees are showcased in these stories of impact.

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Women Are Doing Wonders With Open Trade

In the small east-central African nation of Burundi, many women make a living by trading goods with people in the neighboring countries of Rwanda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). These savvy entrepreneurs comb Burundi’s street markets for the deals of the day, relying on hard-won experience as to what will sell. The hardest part hasn’t always been finding a good deal, however. Until recently, crossing the border was a difficult, expensive, and dangerous process, putting traders at the mercy of the whims of border guards. Thanks to a local Atlas Network partner, that situation has changed for the better.

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