Street smarts: Building a business with mobile money
Street smarts: Building a business with mobile money
 Koforidua bead market
Koforidua bead market
 Garbe Mohammed - the Bead Man of Ghana
Garbe Mohammed - the Bead Man of Ghana
 Muna: Long distance love
Muna: Long distance love
 Changing lives: Bringing books to the Philippines
Changing lives: Bringing books to the Philippines
 WorldRemit: A tale of two sisters
WorldRemit: A tale of two sisters
 Balikbayan boxes: How OFWs send home parcels filled with love
Balikbayan boxes: How OFWs send home parcels filled with love
 Smart Padala: Mobile money in the Philippines
Smart Padala: Mobile money in the Philippines
 William's story: Finding the art in glass
William's story: Finding the art in glass
 Romulo “Jimbo” Velasquez: Finding the art in life
Romulo “Jimbo” Velasquez: Finding the art in life
 Soko: The threads of a new life
Soko: The threads of a new life
 Mobile money: Kenyans talk about how M-PESA has changed their lives
Mobile money: Kenyans talk about how M-PESA has changed their lives
 Merry Christmas and happy holidays from WorldRemit
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from WorldRemit
 Mobile money: How to shop with M-PESA
Mobile money: How to shop with M-PESA
Street smarts: Building a business with mobile money
Street smarts: Building a business with mobile moneyDilna Ayce is a streetwear designer based in Nairobi, Kenya. He's been able to build his label DilRay and sell to customers across the country online, using a service that lets customers and merchants use mobile money.
Koforidua bead market
Koforidua bead market
Garbe Mohammed - the Bead Man of GhanaGarbe Mohammed is a fourth generation bead merchant, and has sold and traded beads across West Africa his whole working life. He has a stall at the Koforidua beads market, in eastern Ghana, but travels throughout west Africa, including Togo, Benin, Nigeria and Mali in search of rare beads to add to his stock, as well as his precious personal collection. Beads are not only his business but his passion. I met him on a trip to Ghana, when he shared some of his most interesting and valuable beads - including a seven layer chevron and Roman face - as well as the history of trade beads. Read more on WorldRemit Stories.
Muna: Long distance loveMuna Abdi Hussein lives in Nairobi, Kenya. Over 7,000 miles away, her husband, Abdi, works as a taxi driver in the UK. Every chance he gets he calls her and they talk on the phone. And the money he earns and sends home using WorldRemit helps support her until they can make their dreams a reality, and Muna can move to the UK. “I just feel lonely without him. Because I love him so much.”Read more at WorldRemit Stories.
Changing lives: Bringing books to the Philippines
WorldRemit: A tale of two sistersLinda and Jackline are sisters - and good friends. They talk most days, listening to each other, giving advice, sharing thoughts. They're close - yet separated by thousands of miles. Linda lives in the UK with the rest of the family. Jackie stayed behind in Kenya, to look after her small children and finish her studies.Read moreFilmed in Nairobi, Kenya and edited in London.
Balikbayan boxes: How OFWs send home parcels filled with love
Smart Padala: Mobile money in the Philippines
William's story: Finding the art in glassWilliam Gitonga used to be a plumber. But when he was sent to a job in Kitengela, what he found there changed the course of his life forever. He convinced the people behind Kitengela Hot Glass in Nairobi, Kenya to take him on as an apprentice. William is building a better life for himself and his family by creating beautiful pieces of art, as a glassblower.
Romulo “Jimbo” Velasquez: Finding the art in life
Soko: The threads of a new lifeThe town of Maungu lies on the road to Mombasa from Nairobi in Kenya. There's little employment for young women here - some are forced to become prostitutes, their customers the long distance truck drivers moving cargo from the port across east Africa. Soko was founded by Joanna Maiden to give people in the area an alternative. Their stitching school teaches women tailoring - and when they graduate, they have the chance to work in the Soko factory. The workshop is based in Wildlife Works, a charity that works to provide employment to people who might otherwise resort to poaching. Soko makes clothes that are sold around the world by Asos - Michele Obama is just one of the celebrities that have worn clothes made here.
Mobile money: Kenyans talk about how M-PESA has changed their lives
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from WorldRemit
Mobile money: How to shop with M-PESA
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