With the help of her Kiva loan, Juliana was hoping to expand her business. Her expectations have been met and she is now able to sell more waakye, a traditional Ghanaian rice and beans meal. The loan also allowed Juliana to expand her offerings to meat and fish, attracting more customers. Every morning at 4 o’clock Juliana starts preparing the waakye. Around 8 am she goes to the school yard where she sells the rice and sachets of drinking water to students. Juliana told Kiva her business is going better now as her income is more regular and has also increased. Thanks to Juliana’s business all of her children are able to attend school. Her youngest child is four years old and attends Kindergarten.

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