Entrepreneurs We've Helped

Name: Esi Takyiwaa

Location: Cape Coast, Ghana

Activity: Food Market

Loan Used: To buy food, such as cooking oil, rice, spices and tinned tomatoes

Description: Esi Takyiwaa is 26 years old. She is married and the mother of three children. Currently, three of her children are in school. Her husband works with her. They are a very humble family who want to invest in their children's future by providing them with education. Esi lives at Cape Coast in the central region of Ghana. She sells food in the community market, including items such as cooking oil, tinned tomatoes, and bags of rice. She says that these items sell very fast and you can easily recover your money. She takes delivery of goods from the capital city of Ghana. Esi deals directly with the wholesalers, instead of retailers who would sell to her at higher prices. With her eight years of experience in her business, she wants to add other foods, such as maize and eggs, that are frequently demanded by her customers. She believes that this can be possible the help of loan assistance. Therefore, she wants a loan to buy more raw materials such as rice, spices, tinned tomatoes, flour and margarine, among others. She is convinced that the loan will help her to increase her stock in the event of a price hike. She also believes this will help her save more for her children's education. She says she would be grateful for your assistance. Esi belongs to a village bank called "Otease," which means "He lives."