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Follow on Google News | NGO provides $1950 in micro-loans to help unemployed youth and womenGhana NGO, the PAAJAF Foundation in partnership with Sinapi Aba Trust has provided a total of $1950 in micro-loans to help local unemployed youth and women to start new businesses.
Richmond, a young man aged 25, was senior high-school graduate facing unemployment; The micro-loans through the LIN project are supporting the long-term unemployed to start new trades; Priscilla aged 24 says “I was unemployed. I am going to use the loan of $350 to start a petty trade by selling second-hand clothing this will help me to look after my son and my family. After the repayment of this loan, I want to apply for another loan that can help me to open a shop.” Doris, aged 29, received her first loan of $250 repayable in 5 months time. She will invest in her trade of selling apples and oranges so that she is able to support her husband to take care of their children. “I am a petty trader and I trade in selling apples and oranges. I didn’t have money to invest in this trade so I couldn’t buy large amounts of stock. This loan is invested in stock, now I will be able to earn enough to pay my wards schools fees.” As a young hair-dressing apprentice, loan recipient Patience, aged 23, is about to complete her training in hairdressing. Through the LIN project she has been granted a loan of $400. Her goal is to help to start petty trading while she is still under apprenticeship of hairdressing. She takes care of herself and said “I am going to use this money to trade in clothing and cosmetics so that I will be able to get money to support myself during my apprenticeship also will help me to mobilize funds for my graduation. After that I will be saving towards shop a hair dressing saloon when I complete my training.” The PAAJAF Foundation together with Sinapi Aba Trust will support these new entrepreneurs in their ventures. Notes to editors Contact: Philip Appiah at Email : info@paajaf.org / pmarkt.paajaf@ Tel: +233 24 370 3430 http://www.globalgiving.org/ PAAJAF Foundation P.O. Box ML 657 Mallam-Accra, Ghana End
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