Angelina Mking’I is a local
tailor living in Iringa municipality. She has three children all of whom are
girls. Here are their names: Loveness Kulanga who is 15 years old and in third
year (Form three) of ordinary level secondary education; Verynice Kulanga is12
years old and is in sixth year of primary education; and finally, Angelfes
(Angel’s face) Kulanga who is 9 years old and currently in standard 3 at one of
the local primary schools in Iringa. Angelina’s husband engages in small
business and in particular he buys and sells rice. Angelina enjoys freedom, love
and support from her husband. In particular, the husband allows her ample time
to own, use the earning and run her business as she wishes.
Angelina is one of nearly 400
AEIF beneficiaries of a project run by AGEN and AGEN-USA Inc. alumni and their
colleagues in Tanzania and from across the globe. Specifically, Angelina was
provided with as a loan worthy Tanzanian shillings 72,000 to help her expand
her tailoring business.
Prior to accessing the loan,
Angelina had a small capital of only Tanzanian shillings 17,500. With that
amount she could only buy less fabric at an elevated rate and as a result she
could only earn Tanzanian shillings 62, 500. The fabric could only last for a
week. Consequently, a significant portion of the earning was lost through expenses
associated with weekly purchases of fabric and associated transportation.
Instead, of engaging in business, she lost her precious time resource through
weekly purchases.
However, the loan has enabled her
to earn and save more money; she currently earns, Tanzanian shillings 250,000
within three weeks. A significant amount of that income isn’t lost because she
has enough fabric to last for the whole month. She also has more time to engage
in her business. And she purchases more fabric at a discounted rate.
Angelina conveys her greatest
gratitude to the Tanzanian alumni, AGEN, AGEN-USA Inc. and in particular the
American people for their support that has truly transformed her life for
better.
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