A loan helped a member to pay for additional bags of pepper to sell.


Whatsapp Group's story

As a married parent, Mariatu works hard to support her family. She runs a food business and also earns additional income. She and the other three members of Whatsapp group are borrowing 6,000,000 Sierra Leonean leones (SLL) through ARD. Of this, Mariatu is to receive 1,500,000 SLL to buy additional bags of pepper to sell. She is shown at the right of the picture.

Mariatu has been sustaining her business activities through her daily saving (osusu). She hopes that her hard work will help her attain her dream to save enough to provide a secure future for her family. Mariatu and her group members thank you for your support.

In this group: Mariatu, Balu, Aminata, Isha


This loan is special because:

It helps a borrower in Sierra Leone who have limited access to financial services.



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