Like Mother, Like Daughter: Augusta’s Success Story
After a flood that damaged her community, Augusta was desperate for a way to make money. “I had the idea to start a food business the way my mother did. It provided for our needs,” she remembers. But without any startup funds, Augusta’s loan requests were repeatedly met with rejection.
Little did Augusta know that Freedom from Hunger was already a supportive presence in her community. ESPOIR, a local organization that partners with Freedom from Hunger to provide loans and business education, was not concerned about Augusta’s financial status. Even with no credit history and little education, ESPOIR granted Augusta her first loan of $250 because of Freedom from Hunger’s training and support. “With that money, I bought three tables, chairs, and some cooking pots,” she recalls.
It’s been five years since Augusta took out her first loan with ESPOIR, and her business, a small restaurant named Comida El Paso Lolita after her mother, is thriving. She can not only afford to put food on her family’s table, but also the tables of 120 customers a night.
The trainings designed by Freedom from Hunger have been invaluable to Augusta in managing her business and finances. She says, “I think part of my success is due to learning from my mother. That and the loans and education… it’s like a chain.”
Because of her success, Augusta now feels happy and secure about her daughter’s future too. “She wants to run the business herself one day. I have this dream that she’ll succeed,” Augusta says. “I hope something like this will exist if she ever needs capital.”
Augusta’s life was transformed because of your support, and now she can have hope for her daughter’s future. Through the combination of education and microfinance, Freedom from Hunger is helping over 2 million women and their families achieve lasting self-reliance.
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