i'm daljit dhaliwal. rocked by political and economic insecurity, rural egypt is a hard place to build a good life. but a new approach to combating poverty is bearing fruit. the women of el edwa crowd the streets, selling food to their customers, and in turn, providing a small income for themselves and their families. economic activity in markets like this around the world often mark a community's strength and vitality. but what happens when resources are scarce? life has never been easy for nadia fawzi. first, living on her husband's meager earnings as a school janitor. and then, after he died from leukemia in 2007, leaving her struggling even more to support herself and her five children. making sure they all went to school has always been a priority, despite its cost. [clucking] a difficult task on her small income from selling chickens. deep in debt, she knew she had to find a way to boost her small poultry business. but how? nadia lives in upper egypt, one of the poorest regions in the country. locat

i'm daljit dhaliwal. rocked by political and economic insecurity, rural egypt is a hard place to build a good life. but a new approach to combating poverty is bearing fruit. the women of el edwa crowd the streets, selling food to their customers, and in turn, providing a small income for themselves and their families. economic activity in markets like this around the world often mark a community's strength and vitality. but what happens when resources are scarce? life has never been easy for nadia fawzi. first, living on her husband's meager earnings as a school janitor. and then, after he died from leukemia in 2007, leaving her struggling even more to support herself and her five children. making sure they all went to school has always been a priority, despite its cost. [clucking] a difficult task on her small income from selling chickens. deep in debt, she knew she had to find a way to boost her small poultry business. but how? nadia lives in upper egypt, one of the poorest regions in the country. locat