Entrepreneurs We've Helped

Name: Araba Sam

Location: Cape Coast, Ghana

Activity: Cereals

Loan Used: To buy more cereals

Description: Araba Sam is fifty years old. She is a widowed woman with four children who are all independent. Her husband died from a prolonged sickness. Araba had to struggle to provide for the basic needs of her children. Araba is a very active and hard-working woman in her business. She went into business right after completing elementary school. She did not have the opportunity to attend high school. Araba sells cereals such as maize, groundnuts, and beans, and other food items. She buys these crops directly from the farmers at a relatively low price. She sells them at the local market in the town where she lives with her family. She also treks with some of her goods to nearby markets to sell. Araba says she wants to use the loan to buy the goods in bulk so that she can distribute them to more customers. Araba belongs to a village bank called "Otease" which means "He lives." She would grateful for your assistance.