He left Burundi in 2011. He started by working for someone in a salon. He eventually set up his own salon from the money he earned. He then joined a savings group. The group was mobilized by an officer from UGAFODE and they opened up a Group Save Account. He is happy with UGAFODE because they have been provided with a safe way to save their money. We were saving a lot of money in a box and many people knew who kept our money, which was risky. We were worried about the security of the money and the possibility of being cheated out if our savings. The terms and good and convenient, we can withdraw the money any time we want. I save about UGX 600,000 per month and in total, my group saves about UGX 8m and UGX 10m. We share out every six months to implement individual projects.

My plan is to open up a target savings account with UGAFODE because it carries good interest (8%). This will encourage me to save regularly. His plan is to save enough to buy livestock and start rearing goats and other animals. More so, joining UGAFODE prompted their group to register and go through the proper process of registering. SO now, their money is safe. UGAFODE is doing a good job and should keep up the good work.