Jeannette Nyiratebuka is from Mudasomwa, Rwanda. She has 2 children. She needs a loan of $275 expanding her sorghum business.
Jeannette Nyiratebuka is from Mudasomwa, Rwanda. She has 2 children. She needs a loan of $275 expanding her sorghum business.
Jeannette is 29 years old and married with two children, ages 8 and 3 years old. Jeannette and her family live in the southern province of Rwanda, in the Mudasomwa district, where her business is also located. Before she began selling sorghum drinks, Jeannette was a farmer but found that she could not meet all of the needs of her family. For this reason, she decided to become a businesswoman. Now Jeannette sells the sorghum drinks in the region.
Jeannette is requesting a loan in order to expand her business. With this loan, Jeannette plans to purchase more sacs of sorghum. She will then be able to satisfy the needs her customers. Jeannette expects to earn larger profits which will allow her to more adequately provide for her family.
Retail is a quick and scalable way to begin earning a profit. Many entrepreneurs entrepreneur begin with stalls at markets or even at home and need a loan to expand or increase their inventory. Others may be ready to open a small store. Goods purchased from loan funds range from clothing, grocery or sundry items to jewelry, candy, perfume or health and beauty supplies. Loans in the commerce sector account for around 33% of our loans.
Jeannette Nyiratebuka is from Mudasomwa, Rwanda. She has 2 children. She needs a loan of $275 expanding her sorghum business.
Mudasomwa is a densely populated rural community in Rwanda. Families in this area grow crops such as sorghum, sweet potatoes, beans, and bananas. Soil quality is poor, and many families keep livestock simply to have manure to use as fertilizer.
Some homes have roofs made of iron sheets or tiles, while others are simply thatched with grass. Widows and children often live in homes with damaged walls and leaking roofs. Many children in this community live alone or care for younger siblings and are unable to attend school. Insufficient diets, unclean water, and lack of sanitary toilets and sinks increase the prevalence of diseases, including malaria, worms, and malnutrition. Health facilities in the area do not have enough supplies or staff to adequately serve the community.
World Vision is working to improve life for community members in Mudasomwa by providing vocational training, school supplies, healthcare, health education, food assistance, seeds and fertilizers, livestock, and water tanks.
Jeannette Nyiratebuka is from Mudasomwa, Rwanda. She has 2 children. She needs a loan of $275 expanding her sorghum business.
Jeannette used her loan to buy a large quantity of foodstuffs to make sorghum drink. Her business grew and sales and profits increased. She hopes her business will continue to grow.
Jeannette makes regular payments on her loan and is grateful for each World Vision donor.
This loan has helped Jeannette expand her business and increase her profits significantly. With her extra earnings, she has been able to buy pork for her and her family. With the expansion and success of her business, her standards of living has bettered and she has been able to employee other members of the community to help her with her business.
Jeannette praises God that she was able to use her loan well and praises God for World Vision giving her the loan.
In the future, she hopes to continue to provide for her family. Likewise, she wants her business to keep expanding and growing. To help support her financially, Jeannette was given another loan.
Jeannette has repaid her loan in full. Thank you for supporting Jeannette and World Vision Micro!
