Soi, 51, is married and has four children. She lives with her family in Ho Chi Minh City. Her husband is now retired. Soi has been running a shop that makes and sells bedding linen and bedding products. She started this business ten years ago.
Soi is the group leader of a seven member loan group and all of them live in Ho Chi Minh City. In the picture she is in the center wearing a red T-shirt sitting in the middle. Each of the other group members are requesting loans to fund income-generating activities.
Soi is requesting a loan to expand her business by buying a greater variety of products, in particular materials, linen, mattresses, and pillows, to stock her store and better satisfy her customers.
She hopes her business runs smoothly and will generate a higher income to assist her in improving her family's living conditions.
In this group: Soi, Huong, Dao, Anh, Thuy, Van, Tuyet