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Vestine Mukakarori
Name:
Vestine Mukakarori
City:
Gikongoro/Mudasomwa
Country:
Rwanda
Activity:
Shop owner
Loan Use:
Purchasing more goods to expand her shop
Entrepreneur Profile
Vestine owns a small shop and has been in business for nine years. She works from 6.00 am to 8.00 pm. Before running her own business, she worked in the agricultural industry. Unfortunately, she could not earn enough to help meet her family's needs.
With a new loan, Vestine will purchase rice and sugar. Vestine plans to use increased profits to pay for school fees for her children and save for her family’s future. As her business grows, she hopes the people of her village will be able to access all of their necessities nearby, instead of having to walk a long ways to the market.
Mukakarori Vestine is 31 years old and married with four children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years. She also cares for one orphan child called Bonheur. Bonheur is a sponsored child through World Vision, which provides her with health care, education and insurance.
Mid-Term Update - April 17, 2010
After receiving a loan her loan, Vestine Mukakarori was able to purchase powder milk, rice and beans. With some of the profits she has made, she was able to reinvest in even more merchandise and continue to grow her business.
Vestine has also been able to provide for her family and begin to save money. She hopes to buy a house in the future from the savings.
Community Photos
Entrepreneur Location
Local Community
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. Learn more about microfinance in Rwanda
Donors funding this loan
Florence
Dyan
Lynn
Jerry
Renee & Savannah
Valerie
Matthew
Brian