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USAID/ Malawi- Success Stories
Manesi Harison - A Village Savings and Loans (VS&L) Group Participant
Central Region Livelihood Security Program (CRLSP); USAID/CARE
Manesi Harison is from Kamlembo village in TA Chitukula of Lilongwe district. She is 47 years old; she is married and has five children and three grandchildren. Manesi has no formal education. She joined Osauka Salema VS&L group in May 2000 and has since been contributing MK10 per week to the group's savings fund.
Manesi started brewing and selling beer thanks to a loan from the VS&L group. Every time she borrows MK1,000 for this income generating activity, she makes between MK3,000 to MK4,000. Profits enable her to repay loan and interest and keep the rest of the money made for her household. She was even able to save enough profits to buy iron sheets, cement, window frames and a door for a house.
The Business Advisory Services Manesi receives has helped her make sound business decisions. For example, when the maize she uses for brewing beer becoming scarce and too costly to realize any profits, she temporarily switched to selling cooked cassava.
The combination of the VS&L Group loans and the advice from the Business Advisory service has enabled Manesi and her family to improve their livelihood dramatically. Her business is growing and she is confident that a better future lies ahead for her and her family.
Success Stories from:
USAID/ Malawi
1 2 Treatment without Frustration 3 Assistance to small scale farmers 4 Manesi Harison - A Village Savings and Loans (VS&L) Group Participant 5 Dina Moyo, Cash for Work Participant in Khongo 6 Olivetta Mkwenembela, A Business Loan Beneficiary 7 Machinga and Balaka Input for Assets Project 8 Improved survival of pregnant women and newborns 9 Quality education through supporting teaching 10 Community ownership and participation 11 Chishango Condom Social Marketing Anecdotes 12 MACRO: Meeting the growing demand for Voluntary Counseling and Testing 13 COMPASS: Performance and Impact on local communities 14 Growing mushrooms at Chiwembe Dam in Limbe 15 Community-based aquaculture at Kalino Village 16 Improving the quality of education
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