Ruth

Ruth is 46 years old and lives in the town of Gayaza in the Gayaza region of Uganda. She is married and has 4 children who are all currently in school. For the past 15 years, Ruth has been working hard to manage her boutique, which sells all kinds of adult clothes, like shirts, dresses etc.

To help expand her business, Ruth has requested a loan of 5,000,000 UGX from BRAC Uganda. The loan will be used to purchase more fashionable clothes for resale and will help Ruth to generate greater profits and provide basic needs and food for her family. Ruth hopes to become a powerful businesswoman and own a big shop in town.

She is a member of BRAC's microfinance program that primarily serves small group members like her who do not have collateral for commercial loans but have businesses that have grown and qualify for microloans.