A loan helped a member to buy additional stock of charcoal, Irish potatoes, and cooking oil.


Wazalendo Group -Lumumba's story

Sharifa is a 30-year-old married mother of 5 school attending children. She is a retailer that sells charcoal and chips. She has operated this business for 5 years. She normally works from 7 in the morning until night, earning a good profit.

This will be Sharifa's 1st loan from Tujijenge Tanzania. She is applying for this loan to buy additional stock of charcoal, Irish potatoes, and cooking oil. Her dream is to open another business in the near future.

Sharifa will share a portion of this loan with her loan group members of "Wazalendo" group Lumumba.

In this group: Sharifa, Fadhili, Yusufu, Esther, Rehema


This loan is special because:

It provides loans to borrowers in very deep rural areas via mobile money innovation.



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