Hellen is a 27-year-old mother of three children (ages 11, 6 and 3). Two are in school, and the youngest goes to daycare. Her husband is currently unemployed, which means that Hellen is the main breadwinner for the family.
She sells beans, silver fish, smoked fish, onions, and green vegetables working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. She only takes Sundays off. Hellen will invest her loan into two bean sacks, one sack of silver fish, one sack of smoked fish, one sack of onions, and two large cartons of green vegetables to retail to make a large profit.
In the future, she plans to buy a taxi with seven seats to operate between Magwi and Nimule, so she can have savings for her old age and her children’s future needs.
