skip's focus on education is fostered by the holistic work within the welfare programs, which include the whole family unit. the parents are the ones ultimately responsible for the upbringing of the children, and so skip recognizes the importance of working with them in the areas of economic development, social work, and psychology. “poverty and associated health, nutrition, and social factors prevent at least 200 million children in developing countries from attaining their developmental potential." skip's family welfare programs have the overarching goal of avoiding these risk factors that are directly related to poverty. the economic development team works with families in the form of microcredit loans and production workshops that serve as a form of secondary income for the families. in 2011, the microcredit program has seen a repayment rate of 99%. skip social workers provide workshops aimed at improving the social abilities of the parents and the psychology departments work with both children and parents in order to improve the families' emotional well-being.