Stories of Change

After losing her parents in the crisis, Sahura grew a ₦30,000 rice and maize trade into a thriving business and now rears goats and hens while saving for her family.

With her program allowance and a VSLA loan, Tamida expanded from selling peanuts to groundnut oil and vegetables, saved ₦20,000, and bought a plot of land to farm.

Once unable to speak up even when hurt, Rashida gained the confidence to resolve conflicts peacefully, and grew from running two businesses to four.

Using the conflict-resolution lessons from her training manual, Zuwaira helped two quarrelling co-wives reconcile, and shared a meal with them in peace.

With the goat she received and one she bought, Shafaatu is steadily building her livestock and plans to buy more after harvest.

Once losing birds to disease, Hansatu learned proper poultry care from her vocational trainer, and now her compound is full of healthy, reproducing chickens.

Trained in cosmetology, Bridget now produces and sells pomade and liquid soap, saving every bit of profit to expand into new products.

A carton of detergent from RISD became the seed of a growing shop, as Jummai reinvested her profits into soap, salt, and seasoning.

Victoria now lives in harmony with her co-wife, manages her earnings in three parts, saves with the VSLA, and chooses hospitals over self-medication.

Rabiatu learned to separate profit from capital and keep records, skills that help her grow her trade and a profitable firewood resale business.