Anna Abwoo lost her husband to a motorcycle ACCIDENT, which left her raise their five children on her own. Determined to provide for them, Anna began selling beer locally brewed in her village. Her profits were tiny, so she looked for other ways to earn a decent income. Click this link to learn more about Anna.
Anna explained to program Coordinator Alice Amwony her idea of running a telephone booth that would operate only after her working hours on market days. While opening a tel-kiosk can incur high start-up costs, Anna could build a small kiosk with a small space cheaply at the Saturday Farmer’s market, and would benefit from the many customers passing by. Plus, working one day per week would allow Anna and her two business partners to attend to their duties.
Impressed by the plan, Alice helped her secure a loan and training, and the business took off quickly. Anna shares proudly: “Now I sell three set of prepaid phone cards and by 2: 00PM everything is gone. People love my service!” They have introduced new service and bring in two volunteers to help.
” When life becomes very hard, widows often return to their parents or abandon their families. I was able to endure, to stay with my children, and to educate and provide for them”, Anna explains. Anna says her greatest success is educating her five children.
Becoming an entrepreneur enabled Anna to become self-reliant. ” When my child is sick, now I have the resources to pay for it, and when my family needs food, now I have the resources to pay for it. I thank Hope Ofiriha and Deki for supporting my family and me.”
I want to use my success story to raise awareness so other business-minded clients can get a loan to run a business, make huge profit, provide basic needs, and pay school fees, said Anna.
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