my second birth

Being a mother of two daughters I am dislike daughter –in - law of my family members including my husband and in-laws. My husband went to work abroad after that my situation becomes more worsen. I used to work daily labor work and other people's land it was a very tough period how I have survived during those days I don’t want to remember it.

Well, I have also tried to commit suicide but when I look at my daughter's face then I decided to live and fight. When my daughters ask for more food I used to tell them that if you ask for more food or verities of food then your mother will die listening to those statements they never ask for food. When I heard that my elder daughter was saying to my younger daughter that doesn’t ask for more food if you ask for more food our mother will die my heart was broken I cried a lot.

One of my friends suggests that I should involve in the WAWCAS program and start my own business but I never ever stayed in any other groups before. Therefore, I was very curious and hope to be a WAWCAS member. I talked with my husband that I want to start my own business and make a better life. He got angry he did not give permission to involve in the program, from that day he has stopped sending any money. But I decided to be a member of WAWCAS and I got the chance to be a member of WAWCAS.   I learn many things such as the importance of the group, how to start a business, how to manage time, why saving is important how to make a business plan why it is.

While preparing the business plan my heart was beating fast I am very worried if my business fails how do I repay my loan but I got a lot of supports from my group members and trainers. I have decided to take a loan amount of 20,000 even though I can take up to 30,000 rupees.

On the last day of the training, I got 20,000 as per my business plan that night I could not sleep. I was so scared about the money. The next day I went to buy a small buffalo I don’t have left any food for us, therefore, I spent 10,000 rupees to buy small buffalo and from 10,000 rupees we have managed to eat 6 months' period normally we ate salt and rice and sometimes some green leaf with rice.

After ten months I have sold my buffalo in the amount of 85,000 rupees I was so happy that day. My daughters got lots of food we ate and enjoyed with food. That day we all laugh and talk. seeing my daughters' happiness on their face I feel so good and happy I thank many times to the god and the program. After that my business has gone up I started a poultry farming business. Our all difficulties have vanished WAWCAS has given me second birth if I was not involved with the WAWCAS program what will happen? Oh……..I don’t want to recall those days.

Again due to corona, my business has gone down I sold my chickens at a low rate my husband also came back from abroad my expenses are high but my income is low. We were struggling again.

After the lockdown, we got support from WAWCAS again and got 15,000 rupees I bought goat and chicken and restarted my business again. I am very happy now. Well my husband also got work as a plumber in our community and he earns 18,000 rupees per month he gave money to me but I did not use any money from his earning. I normally earn 22,000 rupees per month, which are more than enough for us.