Mushkan Microfinance Foundation

Mushkan Microfinance Foundation is located out in Harpur Chandi village, which is part of the Piro area in Bhojpur. It’s a bit of a trek to get here if you aren't from around the Charpokhari police station area. Our setup is pretty basic because we spend most of our time out in the fields or visiting people in the nearby villages. We’ve been operating from this spot for some time now, and everyone in Harpur Chandi knows where to find us if they need to talk. It’s not a shiny corporate building with glass windows. It is just a simple place where we keep our papers and meet with folks. The roads around here can be a bit rough, especially when it rains, so things slow down sometimes. We deal with money matters and helping people figure out their small finances. It’s mostly just sitting down and talking through numbers. We don't have fancy computer systems for everything; a lot of it is done by hand or on basic laptops. Being in a rural area like Arrah-Bhojpur means we have to be practical about how we do things. We don't use big words or complicated processes. We just try to help out where we can. Sometimes the power goes out, so we sit outside in the shade. It’s just how life goes in the village, and we are fine with that. We might not have much, but we make sure the work gets finished.