Current profiles for sponsorship
MANGANA RADHA aged 37:
Three years ago, Mangana's husband- a rickshaw driver, died suddenly in
2008 of a heart attack.
The mother of two was left without anyone
to look after her and had to find work as a builders labourer for minimal pay.
Mangana never lost hope and decided to borrow
money to start a small mobile vegetable business. Sadly, the repayments and high interest on
the loan made it almost impossible to make a profit. Mangana has also taken out a loan to pay for the dowry for her daughers who recently married.
Recently Mangana approached Empower 4
Life to help her develop her business. She is planning to set up a
permanent shop at a cost of $990 AUD.
$990 x 1= one permanent shop
RAMESH NORI aged 46, is married to Annamma. They have two daughters, 15 year old Shanthi and Shiny aged 13. Due to poverty, both
girls were admitted to a government hostel. For many years Ramesh has worked
as a helper in a shop and later started his own small vegetable
shop with his wife.
Ramesh took out a private loan to
start the business but is not able to make a profit as most of the
income is paid back to the money lenders at a very high rate of interest. Ramesh
and his wife Annamma continue to run their shop though are still in
debt and struggling to survive the daily costs of living.
$606= 1 x mobile vegetable shop
