Ester

Ester is 44 years old and she lives in the town of Mityana in the Mityana region of Uganda. She is married and has 4 children who are all currently in school.

For the past 10 years, Ester has been working hard to manage her grocery store, which sells raw food.

To help her to expand her business, Ester has requested a loan of 1,800,000 Ugandan Shillings from BRAC Uganda. The loan will be used to purchase more raw food and vegetables for resale and it will help Ester to generate greater profits. Her production will increase and attract more revenue.

She will manage to provide basic needs for her family like food and clothes for herself. Ester hopes that, in the future, she will be able to acquire land and to build a good house and grow her business.

Ester is a member of BRAC's Microfinance program (MF). The program primarily serves small group members like Ester who do not have collateral for commercial loans, but have businesses that have grown and qualify for microloans.