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Ecuador: When mothers receive access to loans to start or expand small businesses, the children benefit. A woman who raises chickens to sell the eggs may first turn the profit into extra food for the family, and then pay school fees. If there is any profit left over, months–or even years–of savings may enable larger purchases such as a used bicycle to ease the time and effort to transport people and products.