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Community leader: the Mutare nurse who built a women's savings network

Grace Maposa's savings club began with twelve women. It now lends to members for school fees and small businesses.

Grace Maposa. Portrait illustration: The Leader studio

Grace Maposa started her savings club in Sakubva in 2015 with twelve women and a notebook. Each month, members contributed a small amount, and one member took the pot.

Today the network includes many groups and has added small loans for school fees and businesses.

“We trust each other because we see each other every week. That is our credit check.”

— Grace Maposa

The Leader's Community Leader series celebrates people driving social development across the country.

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Lindiwe Nkomo

Society & Lifestyle Editor

Lindiwe covers philanthropy, community development and the premium lifestyle market from Harare and Bulawayo.

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