stories from Bread for Children Kenya
Micro-enterprise scheme changes lives in Kenya
Bread for Children Kenya provides loans to guardians of orphans and vulnerable children so they can set up small businesses and generate income to look after the children in their care. Here are some examples of the difference this scheme is making to their lives ...
Lillian used her loan to buy and sell beauty products. She has three children of her own and looks after ten orphans. They are all at school and thanks to her business it is now much easier to buy nutritious food for them and pay their school fees and medical bills.
Rose imports fabric from Uganda. She used her loan to start the business and has now repaid it in full. She has four children and takes care of an orphan. She would like another loan to expand her business for the future.
Eunice sells second-hand clothes. Her loan helped expand her stock and increase turnover. She has two children and cares for two orphans.
Truphosa runs a vegetable stall. Her husband is out of work and she has her four children and one orphan to support.
Rose W runs a café in the market. Her business was already up and running, but the loan enabled her to buy different food and expand her menu. The café is now much busier than before.
Sarah is a widow and has five children of her own. She is also caring for three of her sister's children. Thanks to a micro-enterprise loan she has built up a tailoring business and employs several trainees. She can now afford to meet the basic needs of the eight children in her care, including sending them to school and paying for health care. Her ability to employ trainees is multiplying the impact of her loan with more families benefiting from regular work.
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