For decades, Joseph Ndemeye struggled to improve the welfare of his family. The 50-year-old resident of the rural Kibilizi Sector, Nyanza District, depended on produce from his small farm to feed his family, but most of the time lacked basic needs. Ndemeye, a married father of nine, says his future and that of his family looked bleak. “Even getting health insurance for my children was a problem,” he says. “I had no clear vision of where I was heading and what I could do to get out of poverty.” But about a year-and-half ago, Ndemeye’s life started improving considerably. At the time, he had teamed up with about 30 other people from his village to start an informal, small and mutual-help savings group that they named Ejo Heza-or literary meaning ‘Better Future’. The group later proved to be a transformational tool both for Ndemeye and his compatriots who now say they are living far better lives. Not only did their living conditions improve thanks to working together but also their mindset and attitudes toward saving and self-development, Ndemeye says. “Working together opened our minds to the realities of the world,” Ndemeye says. “In addition besides learning how to better manage my resources, I also learnt how to better utilise them to generate more revenues.” newtimes.co.rw/section/article/2014-09-11/180807/
Posted on: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 08:31:36 +0000
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