Make your 2X MATCHED gift today!
This week only: Every $1 will be matched with $2 to empower women worldwide.
Accessing funds for transactions as simple as a water bill are often an expensive, full-day chore for people living in rural Ghana.
Just ask Sarita, a mother of three and former volunteer teacher.
Previously, she had to travel far away to conduct routine transactions–renewing health insurance, paying school fees, transferring money for the light and water bills. Just going to town and back cost 16 Ghanaian cedis.
But now that Sarita is a Grameen Agent, all those transactions are literally at her fingertips.
I want to support ladies, students, family, and friends. With my business, I’ll be able to use the profits for school fees, uniforms, and medicine–especially for my sick baby.
— Sarita, Grameen Agent in Ghana
And she wants to spread the wealth. “I want to support ladies, students, family, and friends,” she said. “With my business, I’ll be able to use the profits for school fees, uniforms, and medicine–especially for my sick baby.”
Sarita has also gained confidence in herself and in her new network of Grameen Agents, who she can lean on for help. “My education has improved, and I better know how to use my phone.”
Yussif (right, holding their young child while Sarita met with us), who works at the Department of Agriculture, added that their relationship has improved, too. Sarita no longer needs to rely on him for money, and because he sees the value in her work, he helps make sure her business is a success.