Ildephonse Gatete is from Gikongoro, Rwanda. He has 1 child. He needs a loan of $550 Expanding the business through purchasing more beans,sugar,rice and maize flour.
Ildephonse Gatete is from Gikongoro, Rwanda. He has 1 child. He needs a loan of $550 Expanding the business through purchasing more beans,sugar,rice and maize flour.
Gatete Ildephonse is a young father who owns a small shop where, from 6.00 am to 9.00 pm, he sells a variety of staple foods. Gatete has been in business for one year and a half.
With a new loan Gatete requested, he plans to expand his business by buying more beans, sugar, rice, maize flour and other food and goods he can supply to the people in his community. He plans to save more money for his family in the future. He also has a dream of buying a car in the future. He is also happy that while his business grows, he can provide for his community.
Gatete is 30 years, married with one child Olivier who is three years old. He lives in Nyamagabe town. His house has six bedrooms but no electricity.
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.
Ildephonse Gatete is from Gikongoro, Rwanda. He has 1 child. He needs a loan of $550 Expanding the business through purchasing more beans,sugar,rice and maize flour.
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.
Ildephonse Gatete is from Gikongoro, Rwanda. He has 1 child. He needs a loan of $550 Expanding the business through purchasing more beans,sugar,rice and maize flour.
Gatete has used his loan from World Vision to purchase goods for his shop, including salt, soaps, lotion, plastic tubs, sugar, rice, and cooking oil. This has allowed him to build his own house, where he stays today with his family. He can better provide for his family, and has tried to lower prices to benefit his community. One of the problems Gatete faces is that he must transport his goods a long distance to his shop.
His prayer request is that he would one day have a large store, which would mean increased profits and his own car to help him transport goods.
A shop owner, Gatete used his loan to expand his line of merchandise that had been requested by his customers. His customers are happy and he is meeting the needs of his family. He is thankful to all of the donors who helped fund his loan.
The loan has been paid in full. These funds are now available to help another worthy entrepreneur in his community. Thank you for supporting Gatete and World Vision Micro!
