Catherine
A loan of $575 helps to buy more shoes and alcohol for sale.
Catherine's story
Catherine is 35 years old and lives in the town of Gayaza in the Gayaza region of Uganda. She is married and has four children who are all currently in school.
For the past six years, Catherine has been working hard to manage her bar, which sells shoes and soft drinks. To help expand her business, she has requested a loan of 2,000,000 Ugandan Shillings from BRAC Uganda. The loan will be used to buy more shoes and alcohol for sale. This will help Catherine to generate greater profits and help her educate her children.
Catherine hopes that in the future she will be able to construct a residential house. She is a member of BRAC's microfinance program, which primarily serves small-group members like her who do not have the collateral for commercial loans but have businesses that have grown and qualify for microloans.