The following is a success story as told by our Mission Resource Director in Ghana, Emmanuel, in his recent monthly email report. Since fish is an important source of protein in the Ghanaian diet, this is a classic Win/Win story: Both the business owners and the community benefit when the capital is made available to start a new enterprise. (The local church benefits too!)
Freezer Loan Brings Fish to Yezesi by Emmanuel Akorli
Tevi is a pastor who works in Yezesi with his wife, Rita.
Yezesi is a rural community and lacks a lot. When Tevi and his wife moved there, they said finding fish to buy was difficult.
He and his wife decided to take a loan from Mission Resource to help the community as well as helping themselves. They used the loan to buy a freezer and started selling fish and meat to the people.
According to Tevi, they have helped the community with their fish need. People do not have to travel again for several kilometers to buy fish.
Beyond that, Tevi’s family is blessed as they can make extra income from the sale of the fish to meet the family needs as well as having their own fish needs met.
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