For Lindener Gem Elliot, the Women of Worth (WOW) programme has been a big boost to her catering business as since managing to get a bank loan she has expanded her operations.
“I took the loan to expand my business because it wasn’t as big as this. I used to supply one person alone [and] individual persons like the school children on a daily basis. Now I am supplying three snackettes Mondays to Fridays and I was able to employ an additional staff,” Elliot told Stabroek News in a recent interview.
She is among some 1,029 single mothers, who have benefited from the programme since its introduction by government under the