TEA STALL HELPS JANE START A NEW CHAPTER Groups empower women to seek business success, says Naomi Herbert
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hrough her membership of literacy and savings groups run by Mothers’ Union, Jane Sida managed to set up a successful tea stall and support her children after her husband left her. Jane, who lives in South Sudan, has three children aged five, three and one. When her husband left, she had no income and did not know how to manage. She was scared that she would not be able to provide for her children and struggled to buy food. Her fellow Unity group members supported her and prayed for her, which helped give Jane the confidence to learn the business skills she needed. The Unity group is one of the Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLA) supported by Mothers’ Union South Sudan. Jane was part of the Literacy and Financial Education Programme (LFEP) in South Sudan since 2010. The LFEP empowers women to learn business skills and
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We are healthy and have enough to eat, due to this income
SAVINGSADD UPTO GREATER SELF-ESTEEM
Financial independence has paid dividends for Monica. By Abigail Saidi
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onica has been part of an MU savings group in Tanzania since 2018, which has had a huge impact on her self-esteem. ‘I am more independent. I can pay my children’s school fees and buy medication. I don’t have to rely on my husband anymore.’ Through the savings she has accumulated, Monica has been able
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