Entrepreneurs We've Helped

Name: Joshua Boafo

Location: Nkawkaw, Ghana

Activity: Grocery Store

Loan Used: To buy groceries

Description: Joshua Boafo is forty-five years old. He is married and is the father of four children, three sons and one daughter. According to him, his daughter has completed school while the rest of the children are in the junior high and basic school. His wife produces palm oil. He lives with his wife and children in a rented apartment in a small farming community called Nkwateng in the Eastern region of Ghana. The major occupation of the dwellers, the men in particular, is farming. Joshua is a farmer, and he also runs a grocery store in which he sells products such as sugar, milk, Milo (an instant chocoate malt drink mix), and toffee. He says he procures his goods from Nkawkaw, a nearby city. His shop is located by the roadside. He has been in business for three years. He wants a loan to buy various groceries to stock his shop. He wants to give his children the best education that he can afford.