Mwajuma has a knack as a businesswoman--in addition to farming cassava and yams, she earns additional income preparing lunch--baking bread and frying fish--for people in town who don't have time to cook. She is 24 years old and lives in Makangale, in the northern part of the island of Pemba, just off the coast of mainland Tanzania. She is married with three children, ranging in age from 7 to 10 years. Her husband works as a stonemason, earning about US$ 315 (500,000 TZS) per year. Through her own work, Mwajuma earns an additional US$ 125 (200,000 TZS) per year.

As part of the Makangale group, Mwajuma is looking forward to helping to open the Makangale branch of Pemba Fresh, the island's first dairy farm, where she and the group will care for the cattle and produce fresh milk, eventually expanding to cheese, yogurt, butter, ghee, and other products. Mwajuma has previous experience tending to goats, so she is confident that she'll learn quickly how to care for the cows. Through dairy farming, Mwajuma has the potential to vastly increase her income and improve her daily life.

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