By Marie Marthe Saint Cyr | Executive Director
I used to get up and had no idea what I will do today. When the harvest was over and when inundation washed away my production, there was barely enough to assure food on the table. Even getting together enough seed for the next production became a challenge. What is most frightening is to have nowwhere to turn to look for work. So for some of us it might be getting a day of labor when someone is in need of help. Sometimes it is just an exchange of good and services.
As a member of the organization in the community of we started our own small fund. One after the other we hope for our turn, we waited just to begin our small " barque".
Our barque takes many shape. It could be school supplies, easter wear, clothing and needed accesories, often it is food and household accesories. Our barque is the recipient that we carry. It could be a large weaved plate, it could be a large basket that we carry on our head, it could also be a large bag that we carry on our arm from place to place from house to house selling our inventory. It is most often on market day that we go with the small inventory and sell to have some revenue to renew.
My life was going to change but I had no idea. what I earn makes it possible for me to contribute to the household, to help my sisters. I started with selling coffee in the morning with bread and peanut butter, in the corner of my house. I needed to also go to school. I would sell from 4 in the morning till 8 and I would go to school. It is that way I could have food for my sister and school supplies and I hope to finish school bext year. I am that woman.
As Roselene related, so I am telling you.
Roselene is joined by for 497 women who started their small business in 2018 when the Lambi Fund of Haiti granted each one a micro-loan of 10,000 haitian gourdes that stimulates local markets bringing in a variety of consumable goods including food, accesories, personal items much needed in isolated rural communities.
During this year, Lambi Fund has successfully assisted 498 women to initiate their own small commerce, bringing much needed goods to their local market and building their clientele and as result being able to be better providers.
We thank you so much because you are among those who have made our effort possible.
Thank you/mesi.
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