Asha Bazigo

Mambo (Greetings!) from Tanzania! This is 50-year-old Asha Bazigo from Mwanza. She is married and 7 children between the ages of 14 and 36 years old. She is also responsible for supporting 2 dependents because their parents cannot fully support them.

Asha sells bricks for house construction. She started the business in 2009 and works 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, assisted by 3 employees. Asha currently earns about $200 USD a month from her business. She is requesting a loan of 500,000 TSHS to expand her business. In the future, she plans to open a new business. Asha thanks you for supporting her!

ABOUT SELFINA:
SELFINA has taken a lead role as a pioneer of micro-credit in Tanzania through Micro-Leasing. The organization is engaged in the economic empowerment of women in Tanzania through the provision of a leasing and leaseback microfinance facility. Customs and traditions in Tanzania make it difficult for women to own land and assets, thus they are termed non-creditworthy by financial institutions. This leads to poor financial support and poor access to basic needs and services for women with low incomes. One of the primary advantages of micro leasing is that is allows clients to use the equipment as collateral for future loans with SELFINA, thus enabling them to borrow larger sums in the future.

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