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Jaqueline Nyirarucurura
Jaqueline is widowed with five children. Before receiving a loan through URWEGO, jaqueline used a very small amount of money (about$3) to buy the items she needed. Her small business was selling used, empty jerry cans that locals used as water  containers. Her kids were the lowest and least-educated in their class, and often missed school to help making a living. Paying for accommodation was also a problem.
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With the money she received through URWEGO, jaqueline now pays for her rent; she can afford her children’s fees and take them to the doctor when they are sick. Her children are now first in their class and she feeds all five of them easily. Jaqueline sees the money as a great help. She still sells jelly cans to make her living, but she can now buy and sell her items with 20.000rwf rather than 1.500rwf. “These days I am not scared of tomorrow.” |
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“Today, I provide for myself. In the past, I was reduced to begging, in order to feed my family.”
Janvière, Charcoal dealer
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“ I no longer sit at home. Working with URWEGO has opened up my mind and made me more self reliant.”
Consolée, Shopkeeper
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“I used to move around working on peoples’ farms, but the meager payment could not sustain me with my two girls. When URWEGO came, it was like rain falling in a desert.”
Valentine, grocery vendor
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