Andrea Aya Fondoh

Andrea was born on April 8th, 1968, and he is married to Victorine Ijang. They are blessed with three children only one of whom is under 15 years of age. As a hard-working young man, he has faced some major challenges in life such as the death of his mother, poor health, dropping out of school and inadequate funds to continue his business. Because of all these challenges, Andrea later found GHAPE as a source of relief in 2005. In that same year, he received his fist loan of 20,000FRS, then 45,000FRS in the year 2006, and 100,000FRS in the 2008. With all these loans, his repayments were done promptly.

With the new loan, he plans to buy piglets for 100,000FRS, one month old chicks for 100,000FRS, and he will use his personal contribution of 50,000FRS to buy seedlings for gardening. Andrea will start repayment at the fourth month from the day of loan disbursement. He plans to use the profit from the loan to educate his children, expand on his business, and buy for the children’s needs. The business of Andrea will help his community by providing organic manure to them for crop cultivation and provide vegetables to the community. He is convinced the business will succeed because of the experience he has as far as the business is concerned, and he has a ready market to supply his product.

Andrea prefers to take a loan from GHAPE because the method of repayment is good and comfortable for him, and proper follow-up is being done to ensure the loan is properly managed.

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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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