Stories

Jane makes and sells bricks and donuts to support herself. Her husband was injured and is unable to help her work.

Mercy farms 0.5 acres of beans. She borrowed $30.43 to buy the seeds. She is able to plant and harvest twice a year. From the first crop this year she got 270 kg of beans. She said a nearby school will buy the beans from her for about $209.00. She is expecting the second crop

Isaiah has 4 cows. He milks 2 of them and sells the milk. He gets $4 in income from the milk each day. Previously, he used leaves to clean the cow’s udder before milking. He was able to borrow $39 and buy a sprayer to help him clean the cows. He also borrowed $43 to

Salome has two milk cows. She sells part of the milk to her neighbors. She gets about 3 liters per day. She sells the milk for about $0.52 per liter.She was able to borrow $43 from her savings group to buy a gas cookstove. She says she wants to invest in clean energy. She now

Helen sells eggs from layer chickens for income, and she also borrowed to buy a goat as a way to help out.