Ambe Mirabel Mankaa

Mirabel is married but not living with her husband. She has two children. She lives in mile 2 of Nkwen-Cameroon. Mirabel and her entire family are living in a house with five rooms. Mirabel has had to overcome some challenges in life, such as caring for her children, especially as she is separated from her husband. She is the one to pay school fees for her children. She has also had to cope with the death of her father and ill health.

Mirabel sells drinks and food. She plans to invest this loan in the purchase of drinks, crates, pots, dishes, groundnuts and plantains.

This will be Mirabel's fifth time to receive a loan from GHAPE. She has been a member since 2003. She has been quite successful in the past with her business due to the location of her business and her reasonable prices. Also with experience, she is now experiencing good profits from her business. Part of her profits from this loan will be used to take care of her children, to buy necessities for the family and give them good medication whenever they are sick; she will invest the rest of her profits in her business.

The Grounded and Holistic Approach to People's Empowerment (GHAPE) is a non-profit NGO based in Bamenda, Cameroon. GHAPE works towards the empowerment of the poor and poverty alleviation through a highly multi-faceted approach. Every client is trained in business management, basic health, life skills, financial management, profits and losses, and family values. Clients are also required to contribute a small amount into a personal savings account; most clients save much more than the minimum requirement. GHAPE instills a sense of family and community within its clients and staff and has developed a strong bond of trust between the organization and its clients.

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