Food
A loan helped to purchase more rice, flour, sugar, oil, onions, Maggi stock cubes, salt, ground nuts, etc. to increase her business.
Ramatu's story
Meet 42-year-old Ramatu from Moyamba branch. She is married and has seven children between the ages of 11 and 27. Three of them currently attend school.
Ramatu runs a retail business and sells rice, flour, sugar, oil, onions, Maggi stock cubes, salt, ground nuts, etc. She has been in this business for the past 10 years now and work nine hours per day and six days a week. Her main challenge is transportation.
Ramatu requested this loan from BRAC to purchase more rice, flour, sugar, oil, onions, Maggi stock cubes, salt, ground nuts, etc., to increase her business. She says that the extra income from this loan will help to educate her children and to expand her business.
In the next 5 years she wants to expand. She sends thanks and appreciation to BRAC and the Kiva community for their support.
This loan is special because:
It provides women with access to funding in areas where there are limited alternative source of finance.