Julien Gusman is a volunteer at Komida, in Indonesia. He tells us the story of Masliah, microentrepreneur in Cianjur region, who has been able to start grasshopper farming thanks to the microcredit funded by Babyloanians.
Masliah is 51 years old. She was born in a small village called Banjaran, close to the city of Cianjur, located in western part of Java Island. Coming from a family of farmers, she has dedicated her life to the education of her four children and to rice fields where she helped her parents and then her husband. In 2013, following the advice of one of her neighbors, she applies for a first microcredit, amounting to €100. She applied for another one two years later amounting to €200 in order to keep developing her activity.
Microcredit enabled me to have my own business, to provide additional income to my family and to offer an education to my children
The impact of microcredit on Masliah’s life: her first microcredit enabled her to purchase baby grasshoppers, seven boxes, lights and food to make them grow. After only four months, her loan was profitable. Masliah is very proud to have her own business and to be independent and today, she is sure that her two youngest children will be able to continue their studies after primary school. As she did not want to stop, she applies for a second loan in order to build a hut in her garden and to triple her farm.
