Nilar, Plastic Rope Factory, Taungoo, Myanmar, 2016<br /> Daw Khin Nilar Htun makes plastic rope in Taungoo Myanmar. She used to work in a factory that used a machine to make twine. She designed a modification that allowed the machine  to make a thicker rope, and her husband and cousin welded the remodeled machine together. She makes about 70 bunches a day, each bunch with ten ropes. Her husband helps by selling rope and clay pots in the market, making about $2 to $5 a day. Nilar works about 7.5 hours a day but has to hire some help as she also cooks, cleans, and takes care of their five children, ages 4–24. She received a loan of $500 from BRAC and was able to open a small restaurant. She and her husband make about $55 a day. Their goal is to educate their children. One of their daughters is now an engineer, and another is a nurse.
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