Africa

Rkongni Group – Women’s social group in Cameroon

A typical example of the impact of the country trusts’ work can be seen in the story of Madam Muyer Celestina of the Rkongni Women’s Social Group in Cameroun. She used her share of a group loan to employ women to work on her corn farm, increasing her sales at market. She subsequently increased her loan to expand and diversify her business, selling beans, groundnuts, ginger and garlic. With her savings she was able to send her children to school and some overseas. “It has changed the life of the entire Rkongni group and my own life in particular,” she says.