Unbelievable But True Story.

Semyalo John Baptist is Kitebi group member, a group that is supported by ChangeALife Uganda under the microcredit program. He is the father to Serufusa Henry, one of the supported children under the sponsorship program.

Semyalo sells fish as an income generating activity.  He is so grateful for ChangeALife Uganda for the good work it has done for his family. In addition to sponsoring Serufusa Henry ChangeALife Uganda enabled him to access loans that have opened up new opportunities for improving his life and that of his family. 

“Without ChangeALife Uganda intervening in my life, I don’t know where I would be! I was almost giving up my business as a fish monger (someone who sells raw fish). It is not an easy business because I had little capital and the pressure of paying school fees for my other children”,  he said.

With a loan from ChangeALife Uganda, he built rental houses two are residential for tenants and one room for a business tenant. These have helped him earn income to pay school fees for his other children who are not sponsored.

John Baptist stands in front of his two rental rooms.

This is his rental room for business.

John has been able to bring tap water at home. This helps him at   home.  He also sells it to other community members to earn and had increased his income.

Here he stands besides his tap.

In addition John built an new and improved pit latrine to replace the one he previously had.

The newly built pit latrine.

John Baptist was also able to buy a motorcycle. He says his next dream is to start up a small bakery at home and this motor cycle will help him distribute the products from the bakery to different customers.  

He stands besides his Motorcycle.

Lastly, he was able to connect electricity to his house and darkness is no longer a problem at night.   Congratulations John Baptist.  Your entrepreneurial spirit combined with your wise use of funding from ChangeALife Uganda's microcredit program is improving the quality of life for you and your family. 

By:

Nankinga Cate
Loans Officer CALU