Marina Baowa (Address: Kazirhat, Dangapara, Jaldhaka, Nilphamari) lost her husband 16 years back. Poor and helpless, widow, Marina straggled hard to raise two of her sons, all alone.
At the time, two of her sons became young enough to earn, she started dreaming for a happy, well off life together with her sons, daughter-in-laws and grandchildren. Her sons got married. But after few days, her sons and daughter-inlaws started treating her like a burden to their family. All of a sudden, all her dreams of a united happy family broke down into pieces. She became so update. But still then, she was a strong women with strong will power. She started thinking of earning by herself for her living and help her sons. She came to know from the leader of the association of Muslim Aid’s Microfinance Program (MFP) that Muslim Aid is providing interest free loan to the needy. In the year 2011, she enrolled herself in the MFP and had taken a loan of BDT 5000 to start a business. This time, bad luck failed against her pursuit and good fortune followed her; she started getting profit from her earning by selling different types of traditional cakes made by her. Since then she did not have to look back, she managed her food and expenses by herself and started returning the loan from profit. Every year her profit started to rise. She stepped into a new life of prosperity and happiness. In the year 2016, she took a loan again of BDT 20,000 and purchased a cow. After few days she sold that in BDT 40,000. Now a days she helps her sons to run their family. She is no more a burden for her family rather everybody admire her. She is now a role model for the community people around her.
