A loan helped a member to buy more cooking oil, rice, sugar and beans.


Twizerane Cb Group's story

Francine is a 37-year-old mother of one child, who is aged 13 years old. Her husband is a construction worker, and for the past five years, she has owned a grocery store.

Francine is the leader of the group named Twizerane CB, which means “Trusting each other" in English. The group members sell different items and own a variety of businesses.

Francine will use her loan to buy more cooking oil, rice, sugar and beans to sell within her community to her meet customers' demands. With the profit she earns from her sales, she hopes to provide school fees for her children and also be able to provide medical insurance for the family.

Francine is grateful for the support of the lenders.

Due to the global pandemic, Urwego was not able to photograph all of the group members. However, the photo shows one member who represents the group.

In this group: Jean Bosco , Jean Pierre , Corneille, Josee, Odette, Charlotte, Jacqueline, Raymond, Jean Felix , Innocent, Fulgence, Victory, Josepha, Silvanie, Vestine, Marianne, Vedaste, Claver, David , Diane, Elisa, Eric, Jean, Jean Bosco , Fidele , Marie Gorette , Francine, Silas, Pamphille, Emmanuel, Jean Paul , Simeon, Fatumah, Donathe, Shadrak, Leocadie


This loan is special because:

It provides financial opportunities to riskier Rwandan entrepreneurs who rely on social collateral.



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