In Ghana, poverty-stricken individuals are being forced out of their homes in pursuit of financial freedom and they often end up hustling on the streets of Accra.
This is the story of Beatrice Amoah who sells boiled eggs on the Mallam-McCarthy road. She says she started the business with a startup capital of fifty Ghana cedis given to her by her pastor.
The 38 year old mother says selling on the street is not her preferred type of trade but she cannot afford to rent a market space at Mallam market in Accra. “I wish I could rent a market space which cost one thousand Ghana cedis so I can start selling vegetables”. She tells crimecheckghana.
Her family, she says, depends on proceeds from her egg business for their upkeep. “I mostly sell three crates of eggs a day and it is out of the profit that I give my children money to take to school. I also use some for upkeep and that of the family”.
The mother of four says her first husband has passed away, so she has remarried but her current husband who is a trained mason cannot take care of the family because he hardly gets labourer contract.
Beatrice says she hardly gets money to pay for the school needs of the children and mostly has to beg their teachers so they can extend payment deadline.
The street hawker said she is hopeful that the tables will turn and her dream of acquiring a space at the market will be fulfilled. This trade, she believes, will help her cater for the family properly. “I keep having dreams of getting money on the floor so I keep praying to God to make my dreams come true”.
To support her trade, a Crime Check Foundation CCF’s donor, 10 year old Nitara Shalom Siaw has given her five hundred Ghana cedis.
Beatrice Amoah thanked the donor after receiving the money. “God bless her and give her a double portion of all that she has lost on the needy so she can continually help others”.
