Betty

Betty is a refugee mother to five children, who all attend school. She says that to be alive today it is by the grace of God, having escaped from Sudan to Uganda.

She is happy that she chose not to give up, but instead to work hard. She grows maize, beans, sorghum and millet. She also rears poultry and goats.

Besides farming, she also has a small stall in which she sells mainly foodstuffs. The demand for food is very high and she has many customers, though she is limited in selling more due to the limited stock.

Through this, Betty provides some basic needs to the family, though it is not enough to make sure that all their basic needs are met.

Her business is performing better, and she now has a better understanding of it and so is able to stock only what is required rather than bring goods that take long to be sold off.

Betty would like to buy dry food to sell now that the customers are very many, and she has valuable experience in the business.

She is very grateful to all the support that VisionFund and Kiva has given her.