NUTS AND EGGS

Three weeks ago the 5 boys in our final primary year completed their exams and have finished primary school forever!  Just over a week ago we did some small business training with them and they all started a small project.  Two decided to sell hard-boiled eggs.  Two chose to sell groundnuts and one decided to sell paraffin for lamps.

We loaned them all enough to buy the little equipment (buckets, baskets, jerry cans, etc) and stock (eggs, salt, g-nuts, paraffin, charcoal) they needed and sent them on their way.

All of them have been amazed at their own success.  A good unskilled salary here is around $2 per day and all the boys have been earning over $1 per day.  The most industrious is Emong who started selling 30 eggs a day and is already selling 60!  With his profit, he is now providing his sick father and four younger siblings with at least one meal a day.

All the boys have paid off their initial loan and are learning some great life lessons in the process.  They are also doing computer classes every morning for two hours. We’ll keep you posted on their progress.