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Seraphine Mujawamariya
Name:
Seraphine Mujawamariya
City:
GAKENKE Gakenke
Country:
Rwanda
Activity:
Sale of foodstuffs
Loan Use:
purchasing more food items for sale
Entrepreneur Profile
Seraphine Mujawamariya is 31 years old, married with no children. She lives in the village called Mataba, in the Gakenke District of the Northern Province. Her house is constructed by mud bricks with tiles on the roof.
Seraphine has a small shop in her village where she sells food items, and she has been in this business since 2007. It was not easy for Seraphine to get enough food for her family before starting the business.
With the new loan she requested, Seraphine will be able to purchase more rice, sugar, vegetables, cooking oil etc. Seraphine hopes to expand her business, get more food for her family, and save money for the future as she earns a larger profit.
Community Photos
Entrepreneur Location
Local Community
The community of Nyarutovu is located in a hilly area, with access to the road that leads into Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city. Families depend on crops, including passion fruit, green vegetables, and bananas, for income. The climate is characterized by three seasons—a short rainy season, a long dry season, and a long rainy season. The area is served by one small river.
More than 2,500 women in the community lost their husbands in the genocide of the 1990s and now struggle to generate income, often while dealing with the effects of HIV and AIDS. Many children in Nyarutovu live in child-headed households, eat only one meal a day, and don’t attend school.
In Nyarutovu, World Vision is constructing classrooms equipped with toilets, providing educational supplies and paying school fees, building homes for orphans and vulnerable children, ensuring that those with HIV and AIDS have access to medical care, and building water tanks for access to safe water. Learn more about microfinance in Rwanda
Donors funding this loan
Linda
Suzanne
Ron