Entrepreneurs We've Helped

Name: Agatha Mensah

Location: Cape Coast, Ghana

Activity: Fish Selling

Loan Used: To buy more fresh fish and a refrigerator

Description: Agatha Mensah started her fish business ten years ago in Eguase, a suburb of Moore in the central region of Ghana. She purchases fish at the seashore and later retails them to her faithful and loyal customers. She has a large customer base, many of whom travel from other parts of the region to buy her fish. Agatha smokes some of the fish and sells some fresh. She prepares and serves very tasty and good quality fish. She has respect for her customers. Agatha will use this loan to increase her stock of assorted fish. Agatha is 42 years old, married, and the mother of four children. Currently, two of her children are in school and the other two have completed senior high school. It is her dream to provide a better education for her children and she believes that if she is well supported her dream will come true. Agatha belongs to a village bank called "Akukudrofo" which means "Brave People".