Sylivia
A loan of $425 helps to buy more shoes for her business.
Sylivia's story
Sylivia is 45 years old and lives in the town of Kabuusu in the Makindye region of Uganda. She is married and has four children. Three of them are currently in school.
For the past two years, Sylivia has been working hard to manage her shoe selling business where she sells shoes. To help expand her business, Sylivia has requested a loan of 1,000,000 UGX from BRAC Uganda. The loan will be used to buy more shoes for the business. It will help Sylivia to generate greater profits and Improve the standard of living of her family.
Sylivia hopes that in the future she will be able to expand her business.
She is a member of BRAC's Microfinance Program. The program primarily serves small group members, like her, who do not have collateral for commercial loans, but do have businesses that have grown and qualify for microloans.