By Bukenya Muusa | Project leader
Stella, aged 42, is married with 5 children. Before joining the program, She used to fear to sell in the market and would give out groundnuts, and maize for free and didn’t know how to save. She recalls lacking household basic utensils which used to make her fear hosting visitors. After Joining the program group member became her newfound family and source of inspiration, Stella became very passionate about groundnut growing despite facing challenges of pests and diseases. Initially, Stella was a subsistence farmer before the intervention, her goal was to become a commercial farmer.
After completing the business skills training Stella requested a microloan of $150 to support her open up her land increased acreage from 1 acre before joining the program to 5 acres of groundnuts. In her first harvest, she got 50 bags, after selling the got $920. Currently, she has increased the acreage from 5 to 10 acres of groundnuts and has now diversified into Cassava growing.
Qutoe:-
"I feel proud and confident I got the skills on how to make money from the sale of groundnuts and the loan I got from the group. I have bought good beddings and household utensils and can now host visitors without any fear. Stella currently looks after 5 grandchildren, a responsibility she had initially refused due to a lack of money. Her current savings every season is $200
Thank you for empowering me! Stella ---
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