Gaining IndependenceThis page reflects our historic efforts to cultivate financial independence. We plan to update it soon to include our loan of $5000 to a single father who has used it to buy a bus with which he can support his family.
Lucie MASANDI (19)
Lucie wants to sell telephone cards and needs $240.
Lucie has now completed 6th grade and earned her state diploma. She want go to university to study Sociology but needs to save some money for tuition. Would you like to offer her a loan? Moise CIRIMWAMI (18)
Sale of basic supplies in a kiosk
Budget: Carton of biscuits $25 Glucose: $20 25 kgs sugar cane: $65 Sweets: $8 3 sacks of " OMO" detergent: $45 1 carton of matches: $12 Miscellaneous:$50 Kiosk construction: $80 Total: $285 Moise will be in school for another year. SBV loaned him $70 to buy various wares for resale. Kipling KALUME (18)
Sale of credit cards for phones
Budget: Rain umbrella: $25 Table: $10 Stool: $8 2 Telephones to send electronically phone card credit: $70 Phone Credit cards: Vodacom: $50 Airtel: $50;Orange: $40;Total: $253 Kipling will be in school for another 2 years, when he hopes to start studying journalism. Would you like to offer him a loan? Jean BOSCO KASEREKA (18)
Sale of credit cards for phones
Budget: 2 Telephones to send electronically phone card credit: $30 x2 = $60 Stool: $15 Rain umbrella: $25 Small table: $10 Credit cards : Vodacom: 35$ Airtel: $30; Orange: $20; Total: $195 Bienvenue will be in school for another 4 years. SBV loaned him $35 to buy wares to resale. Shukuru MANENO (16)
Sale of basic supplies
Budget: Carton of biscuits (Cremica) $22 Glucose: $20 25 kgs sugar cane: $60 Sweets: $5 "Bazoka": 3$ Table: $30 Total: $140 Shukuru will be in school for another 5 years.Would you like to offer him a loan? Doriane MUKASA benedicte (16)
Used shoes: $120
Dorian has now completed 6th grade and earned her state diploma. She hopes go to university to study Education. Would you like to offer her a loan? (Bernard) Jean Paul KYANYEMA (16)
Sale of credit cards
Budget: - 2 Telephones to send electronically phone card credit: $70 Small table: $15 Stool: $10 Rain umbrella: $25 Credit telephone cards: Vodacom $30, Airtel $30; Orange $25; MTN $15 Total: $230 Jean will be in school for another 2 years.Would you like to offer him a loan? Heritier Filemon KYANYEMA (16)
Kahindo MUCHIPI (13)
Wants to sell: maniok flour, palm oil and maize.
budget: 25kg of flour: 30$ Maize 35$ Palm oil: 20 litres: 25$ Transport: 7$ Total: 97$ Loaned: $35 for beans to sell. Kahindo will be in school for another 6 years. Kahindo KANYERE Vérité 12)
Wants to sell beans and oil
Budget to start: - Beans: $35 per sack. - Oil: 5L bottle: $13 - Transport: $5 - Total: 53$ Loaned:$10 for the sale of sugarcane Vérité will be in school for another 7 years. Sylvain NJENJA (11)
Wants to sell lamp oil.
Budget: $35 for a plastic bottle of 20 litres. Other necessaries $5 Transport: 50c Total: $40.50 Sylvain will be in school for another 8 years. Would you like to offer him a loan? |
Some of the young people are establishing micro businesses to gain a degree of independence. SBV helps with interest-free starter loans, if it can, but some have to wait until funds are available. If you would like to help by kickstarting a youngster's project, please contact us, they will be delighted.
Nestor LUKABYA (20)
Fuel sales
Budget: Membership fee for the association of fuel sellers: $75 - 1 Barrel of fuel: $170 - 2 Plastic 20 litre bottles: $4 - Place to sell and other necessities: $30 Total: $279 I hope that every week I will make $12 profit. Nestor has finished school now. Would you like to offer him a loan? Joyce FURAHA (19)
Making benjeto.
Budget: - 5kg of flour $20 - 3 kg sugar $7 - charcoal $15 - baking powder: $1 - Oil: $13 - Chapa mandashi: $5 Platter: $15 Ladle: $9 Forks: $2 Transport: $5 Total: $92 Loaned from SBV: $50, which was repaid. Joyce is now focusing on her final year studies. . KAPATE Brothers Shukuru BAHATI KAPATE (and his brother Toto AMULI KAPATE)
Sale of Mazuto Budget: Sale of two (100L) barrels of mazuto: $360 Plastic bottle: $2 Funnel: $1 Transport: $20 Total: $383 Shukuru is repeating his final school year. SBV loaned Shukuru $20 for food and $70 for fuel to sell. BALUME SIMWERAYI (18)
Sale of credit cards for phones:
Rain umbrella: $25 Small table: $18 Stool: $7 2 Telephones to send electronically phone card credit: Vodacom: $54, Orange: $22, Vodacom: $11 = 2 Telephones $60 Total $197 Balume will be in school for one more year.Would you like to offer him a loan? Jeadot BAHANI (17)
Sale of credit cards
Budget: - 3 Telephones @ $35 = 105 - Rain umbrella: $25 - Small Table: $10 - Stool: $10 -Credit cards: Vodacom, Airtel and Orange @ $80 Total: $200 Jeadot has one more year at school. He hopes to study medicine at University. Would you like to offer him a loan? Luanda BWIRA (15)
Sale of credit cards
Budget: Credit cards: Vodacom: $54, Airtel $22, Orange $11. Sim card airtel: $20 Sim card vodacom: $15 Sim card Orange: $5 Small table: $10 Stool: $10 Rain umbrella: $25 Total: $172 Luanda will be in school for another 3 years.Would you like to offer him a loan? Sarha Vanesa BAMBONA (14)
Making bejneto (food) and sale of lamp oil
Budget: - 10kg of flour: $30 - Oil 5 litres: $13 - Chapa mandashi: $3 - Sugar cane: 4kgs $10 - Bragho: $15 Lamp Oil 10 litres: $20 Total: $91 Loaned: $33 for lamp oil. Sarha has repaid her loan and continues running her business after school if she doesn't have too much homework. She is a good student. Vanesa will be in school for another 4 years. Carine IDUMBA AZIZI (15)
Pig breeding
Budget: 1 pig: $80 Feed for 6 months: $120 Total: $200 Carine will be in school for another 3 years. Loaned: $30 to buy the small fish « SAMBAZA » for sale. Would you like to offer her a loan for her pig project? Honorine NYANYEMA RAMAZANI (12)
Wants to sell telephone cards and needs: $150 Honorine will be in school for another 6 years. Would you like to offer her a loan? Hornella AZAMA (12)Hornella will be in school for another 6 years. Loaned: $30 for selling SAMBAZA fish. Esther SAKIMA (11)Loaned:$10 for sugarcane to sell.
Esther will be in school for another 7 years. |