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Ortence is a Hekima client and chairs the "Njiwa(Colombe)" village group. She is a widow, 50 years old, and mother of six children, all of whom attend school.
Ortence sells shoes. She started this business 13 years ago with startup funds received from her late husband. Later, she got involved in the Hekima program to support her business, over the course of which she gradually evolved. With this new loan, she will stock up on used shoes, which will strengthen her initial capital. The challenge of her business is linked to a lack of customers.
She would like for her children to continue their studies and to be able to feed her family. Finally, she would like to thank Hekima and its partners for their support of non-bankable business owners in the context of the global crisis linked to COVID-19. The photo only shows the group leader due to COVID-19 social distancing measures.
In this group: Petronille, Ortence, Rene, Elisabeth, Dorcas, Noela, Anita, Jeanine, Mwajuma, Marie, Alain, Apollinaire, Bernadette, Naomie, Solange, Prince, Lea, Maine, Justine, Claude, Kulimushi, Irenge, Mwamini, Kadarhi, Chantal, Esperance, Jean Marie, Justin, Gracia, Francine, Pascal, Solide, Louise
Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Siobhan Coady. View original language description.
