UNRWA microfinance loan brings blessings to female entrepreneur
391 views · Published 14 November 2018 · 2:19 · Indexed 8 October 2026
Channel: unrwa · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism
It all started with Baraka. In 2014, Taghrid Azzam took out a microfinance loan with UNRWA to buy a cow. She was named Baraka, or blessing. “She showered us with blessings,” the farmer from Sweida says. Taghrid started selling Baraka’s milk and applied for another loan and then another loan, to buy a second cow. “After taking out two more loans I also sold a calf. With the assistance of UNRWA, I was able to buy a third cow!” Four years and five loans later, she owns four cows, all of whom are pregnant, making her well on her way to her dream of owning a large farm.
