Mina Manifests Abundance In Her Produce Farm

In Nepal, our program My Business-My Freedom (MBMF) provides microloans for mothers susceptible to human trafficking. To maximize their chances of success, they must regularly attend meetings with their women’s group, where they learn about entrepreneurship and financial literacy, as they socialize with empowered and like-minded women in our community-building activities. 

Mina Kumari Rana Tharu (50) is an unmarried woman in a family of five. She does not have children, but she is taking care of her household, including her younger brother, her elderly father, sister-in-law, and two cousins. While this family setup is quite uncommon for our typical beneficiaries, Mina carries the same dreams of a better future that we find in our mother beneficiaries. 

What not a lot of people know about Mina is that she suffered from a long-term sickness that spanned from her childhood to early adulthood. She was not able to marry at a socially expected age and found that she had no interest in being in a union, anyway. When she got better, she made sure to take care of the people who mattered to her: her family.  

This was her motivation when she joined the microfinance women’s group. She loaned NPR 40,000 (USD 260), which she used to invest in a small vegetable farm. There, she cultivated a variety of seasonal crops like peanuts, watermelon, wheat, and other seasonal produce. By selling them, she earns a decent profit to support her family and cover household expenses. She was also able to repay her loan in full, always on schedule and not missing any payments. 

Now more confident with her results, she loaned another NPR 70,000 (USD 455) to expand her vegetable farm! Right now, she is consistent in repaying this loan, and we could not be more proud of her. 

And Mina? She is profoundly grateful to Captivating International for the opportunity and support that we facilitated to allow her to achieve economic independence and financial stability. 

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