Zahida

Zahida is a 43-years-old vigorous, married woman. She has had a business of hand-embroidery for many years now. She knows the art of making beautiful embroidery patterns with beads and pearls. She is zealous about her work, and her client demand is strong. But business challenges, combined with family expenditures, frustrate her nearly every day. Her husband does not earn enough to support his family well alone. Zahida's embroidery patterns are very popular on her street and she is the best earning resource in her household.

She is a mother of 4 children. Zahida wants to grow her business so she requested a loan of 90,000 PKR, to buy raw materials such as thread, sequins and pearls in large quantities in order to meet the continuous increasing demand.

She hopes to gain more profits for fulfilling her dream of opening her own shop in the market to display her work.