BUJUMBURA, January 30th (ABP) – Women working in small businesses on the Muha riverbank in Bujumbura town hall say they are satisfied with their level of autonomy thanks to the sale of porridge and tea, according to Fidès Nzoyisaba, one of those vendors, in an interview with ABP on January 23, 2025.
Mrs. Nzoyisaba testified that she had tried other income-generating activities, but that selling porridge and tea seemed easy and beneficial.
She also said that the capital needed to start her project was around 300,000BIF, as she had to buy thermos flasks, cups, flour for the porridge, sugar and other materials.
Mrs. Nzoyisaba also testifies that she has managed to provide for her children, and that she plans to increase her capital for the well-being of her family.
Despite the satisfactory success of her project, she pointed out that she is facing remarkable losses due to the shortage and high cost of sugar. She further indicated that to cope with those losses, she is obliged to buy a lot of sugar once found and to store it, so as not to bring her project down through lack of sugar. That also requires another sum of money on top of the capital, she points out.
According to her, no woman should fold her hands. She calls on them to work to give their husbands a helping hand, because, she reminds us, husband and wife must complement each other for the development and well-being of their family.