Zambia: Why Grants for Women-Run Businesses in Zambia Never Reach Them - South Africa Today

Source: South Africa Today
Author: Sat Southern Africa

Lusaka -- The rural business owners, who often are illiterate, struggle with a national grant program's complex application process -- making them prime targets for scams.

Jane Musamba sits on the side of Kafue Road early on a sunny Monday morning, sorting raw fish and arranging them in groups of five in a plastic dish. Some of the fish have started to spoil, emitting a pungent odor. Flies buzz persistently, drawn by the smell; Musamba occasionally swats them away. Then she grabs the dish, puts...