Filomina

Filomina Mensah
Filomina sells cooked rice in Accra. She cooks at home first half of each day and travels to Accra to sell.
Needs: Capital $250 to build inventory and train others to sell for her. Kitchen equipment.

Dora

Dora Oakley is a leader of women in Samsam. Why? People come for her advice. Dora works out of her home. Now that Samsam has electricity, she purchased a freezer to store fish and chicken.
She owns a Chop Bar (restaurant) – she cooks and has 2 helpers.
She has run out of capital but [...]

Joanna

Joanna Kateikai

Joanna has 3 children – 4 years to 18 years old.
Joanna sells tea and bread in the mornings. Evenings, customers come and sit & talk at her “café”. Her sister helps her go to the local bakery to buy bread.
Needs: Capital $300 for signage, tables, chairs, lanterns, displays

Rebecca

Rebecca sells soap on laundry day.  She saw a need and created a business!  Rebecca travels 35 miles to Accra and purchases soaps, both personal bars and soaps for laundry.  Then she carries it all in a basket on her head throughout her community.  What a convenience for the women!
Needs: Capital $350 for rent of [...]

Linda

Linda Lampley
Linda sells cassava dough, onions, eggs and red peppers, okra.
Her store display includes canned tomatoes, smoked fish and beans.
Linda lives behind her market.
Needs: Capital $500 for new structure for her business, inventory