In Bangga Village, Indonesia, Nur Faiza is building a future one batch of banana chips at a time.

As a 26-year-old mother of two, Nur Faiza wanted more stability and stronger support for her family. She soon noticed the abundance of bananas in her village, which sparked a life-changing idea for her and her family: banana chip production.

As the business was launched, she soon realized that she didn’t have much experience in the business field, often operating on guesswork and intuition. Her mother and a neighbor shared some information about ADRA Indonesia’s Farmer Marketing School — Sekolah Lapang Pemasaran — part of ADRA’s REAF-II project.

Nur Faiza enrolled from September 2024 to January 2025, where she learned basic financial management for small businesses, including how to track income and expenses.

“At the marketing school, they taught us how to record our spending and income. I started writing everything down for my banana chip business and realized [what] I actually make,” she explained. “Now that I know the exact figure, I can plan better and start saving.”

Nur Faiza went above and beyond in utilizing ADRA’s training, being one of the few participants to enroll in every Farmer Field School offered under REAF-II. The impact of the REAF-II training programs was strongly felt in her personal and financial development.

Thanks to donor support, REAF-II has not only helped people like Nur Faiza meet their basic needs — it has equipped families with the skills, confidence, and opportunities to create a future in which they can sustain themselves.