Greetings from Kantolomba! We would like to thank you all for the loan you gave us to start a business. Our August 11 post included a photo of all of us meeting with Mubanga, who is helping us start a Salaula (secondhand clothes) business. We have launched our business after deciding to begin by selling blankets.
Many community members do not have adequate blankets for when it gets cold at night. With Mubanga’s help, we purchased a bundle of quality secondhand blankets. Normally they sell for more than residents of Kantolomba can afford, but we are offering them at a much reduced rate and are allowing people to pay for them over time. This works very well, as it allows community members to be warm, and we will make a small profit that can grow over time.
We are so grateful to Living Compassion for providing the capital to start this fun, new venture!
Malila organizing the blankets for viewing after they arrived.
Pauline showing off some of the blankets.
Pauline chose this one for herself.
Many cooperative memebers wanted to purchase a blanket!
We were so happy with the quality of the blankets.
Dancing and ululating was the order of the day. Susan, Pauline, and Brenda were so excited about their new blankets.
Susan, wrapped in her blankets, dances as Brenda sings along.
Other community members came to see the blankets as well.
Memory making sure to record everything in the little notebook that will hold the record of people paying for their blankets over time. Each person will be able to pay at a rate that works for them.