Breakthrough Group
The Breakthrough Group is ran by Mwanaidi. She is in her early thirties married with four children. All of her children go to school. Mwanaidi has been running not only a food vending business but also selling khanga and vitenge (types of fabric) since 2000. The bad thing is that she has to work from 8:00 p.m. until midnight everyday. At the end of the month she does end up bringing home a decent profit. Mwanaidi has had seven loans prior to the loan she is requesting. Her previous loan portions have gone towards increasing her food stocks as well as got her started selling her fabrics. This time she is requesting a 4,750,000 TZS loan from Tujijenge Tanzania. This loan she will be sharing with her loan group, Breakthrough. Breakthrough consists of seventeen members who hold each other accountable for paying back their portions of the loan. With this eighth loan Mwanaidi has decided to use her portion to buy more stocks of food so she will be able to sell to more people. Her dream is to one day open her own hotel. The other members in Breakthrough also plan on using their loan money towards their businesses.
One reason why you should lend money to this group is because the money is going towards other individuals besides the person getting the loan. For example Mwanaidi is taking out her loan so she is able to buy more food so she is able to sell the food to more people. This is not only benefiting her and her family with finances it is also benefiting the individuals buying the food so their families do not have to starve. By donating the money to Breakthrough you are helping the loan receivers as well as many other people.
Another reason you should lend money to this group is because they have proved that they will pay back their loan. This is the eighth loan that Mwanaidi has received and each loan she has gotten has been paid back in full. She is true to her word. The purpose of the "group loan" is so that their is peer pressure on all the other loan receivers on paying back.
The last reason you should lend your money to this group is because they live in a third world country they are not given the opportunities that Americans are given. They work hard labor jobs that pay them nothing, all to try and put food on the table for their families. They deal with malnutrition and many end up dying. Even though all of this may happen individuals like the members of Breakthrough still do the things they do to help others they not only want to provide for their families they want to provide for other families as well. These people have dreams that they want to fulfill so they wish that people like you will help them.
The value of $50 to you holds a greater meaning to the Breakthrough group! Straighten Up and Donate to Breakthrough!
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Very convincing argument for lending my money to this group of women. I like that the group has a history of paying the money back. So far, your argument has been the most persuasive. The only suggestion I would give is for you to begin with your purpose (I propose that you should lend your $50 to......).
ReplyDeleteI also like that you analyzed your audience (me) and chose to give to a group in Africa.
ReplyDeleteWow you picked a great group, its really sad she has to work those long hours but at least it pays off in the end.
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