Walukuba Group (A)

The leader of this sub-group is Miriam Atwijukire (left). She currently owns a kiosk and is requesting a loan to add more inventory and expand her business. She is 32 years old and is the only income provider in her household of six. She hopes to use the profits from her business to continue to send her four children to school. She has borrowed once before through the Walukuba Maama's Development Association and repaid on time.

Miriam is joined by Lilian Toli, Janet Aber, Rashida Ayora, and Vicky Acan. Lilian has a business in second hand clothes but wants a loan to expand her poultry farm. Janet is in the business of brewing local gin called 'waragi' and wants to expand her business. Vicky owns a local pub and wants a loan to add to her stock and to brew local beer called 'malwa' (pronounced ma' roo' a). Rashida's business is selling handcrafts and wants to use her loan to buy more supplies.

Amount Requested: $875.00 ($175 per borrower)

Walukuba Group (B)

Since 1992 Gertrude Onen (center) has been in the business of making and selling peanut butter. She is requesting a loan to increase her stock of ground nuts while it is still the harvest season and prices are lower. Gertrude also makes necklaces out of paper beads that she sells to volunteers at a local orphanage. She is 46 and a mother of four.

Gertrude's group includes Prisca Lantero, Jennifer Acan, Annet Mbabazi, and Sarah Okori. Prisca has owned a kiosk for eight years. She hopes to use her loan to expand her business and free up much needed capital to help school her ten children. Jennifer is a tailor and is requesting a loan to buy two more sewing machines to attract more customers. Annet sells local handcrafts and wants to use her loan to increase her supplies. Sarah also owns a kiosk and wants to use her loan to add more variety of goods to her shop.

Amount Requested: $875.00 ($165 per borrower)

Walukuba Group (C)

Ruth Mirembe (center) is the leader of this sub-group. For the past three years Ruth's business is roasting and packaging ground nuts which she then sells to local kiosks. She is requesting a loan to increase the production of her packaging business. Also in her lending group is Florence Tweny, Betty Lawino, Colline Odongo, and Margaret Masaba. Florence supplies handcrafts to local businesses. Betty is a 'posho' miller and is the supplier of posho to Jinja Secondary School. She is requesting a loan to increase her supply of posho to maximize her profit during the dry season. Colline is a tailor and wants a loan to boost her tailoring business. Margaret runs a stationary shop in Jinja Town and wants a loan to create more capital opportunities to better run her business. The group hopes that a loan will help them to pay their children's school fees, expand their businesses, and help to employ other needy people. All of the group members have received loans previously and paid back on time.

Amount Requestd: $1025.00 ($205 per borrower)