Akosua Mensah

Mensah Fabrics sits deep in Madina Market. Before the festive season, Akosua borrowed for working capital, took a wholesale price on stock she knew would move, and put two more machines behind her stall. Six months later the loan was clear and she had made a job.

The officer who covers Madina came to the stall rather than asking her to come to an office. That is the point of the field visit: the person deciding has seen the trade.