Getrude
A loan of $575 helps to buy more fish for sale.
Getrude's story
Getrude is 42 years old and lives in the town of Kawempe in the Kawempe region of Uganda. She is married and has 6 children, with 4 of them currently in school. For the past 10 years, Getrude has been working hard to manage her business which is selling fish.
To help expand her business, Getrude has requested a loan of 2,000,000 Ugandan Shillings from BRAC Uganda. The loan will be used to buy more fish for sale, which will help Getrude to generate greater profits by expanding her production. The extra revenue will enable her to provide for the basic needs for her family like food and clothes.
Getrude hopes that in the future she will be able to further expand her fish business. She is a member of BRAC's microfinance (MF) program. The program primarily serves small group members like Getrude who do not have collateral for commercial loans but have businesses that have grown and qualify for microloans.