Betty is an industrious, hard-working woman. She has several children that she struggles to raise on her own. Her home is neat, clean and well kept. She wants more than anything to educate her children. Betty heard about the Women’s Bank of Kabingo and applied for her first microloan. She received the loan because of her good standing in the community. With a loan for $80 or 250,000 Ugandan schillings, Betty had her treadle-foot sewing machine repaired (there is no ele

I saw Celemensia, a lovely Ugandan woman sitting in her doorway weaving one of her beautiful baskets. Celemensia is a member of the HFK Basket Weavers Co-op and a recipient of the piglet project. Celemensia is married and has seven children. She is expecting her eighth child very soon. She weaves her baskets in the afternoons after working in the fields, and in the evenings by candlelight. She is industrious and very hard working. Over the past several years, Celemensia has u