I’m very happy to have benefited from this aid from ABE under the program Bringing Resilience to Women and Girls in Africa which is being supported by AJAN. The loan given to me has helped me a great deal to strengthen my business, and even to expand it. Acquiring sufficient raw materials (yarn, dye, etc.) has become easy. Before, it was difficult, because we had to negotiate with our merchant customers to obtain small quantities on credit and then pay them back. And as there is no market to sell our products quickly, it was difficult. But with this help, I’ve been able to employ three people to increase production. This is very productive. Anyway, I feel more comfortable now. I’d like to extend my warmest thanks to the donors, and I pray that God will grant them health and long life. As for the difficulties, it’s a question of finding solutions to sell our loincloths quickly. We would like to know if a center for selling and promoting our loincloths, including tailors for example, is a possibility. Thanks again to our donors.

By, Sawadogo Fatimata,

ABE, Burkina Faso