Asha is 53 years old and lives in Pondeani, a town on the western part of the island of Pemba, just off the coast of mainland Tanzania. She would like to become a dairy farmer. Asha is married and she and her husband have nine children and five great grandchildren. She currently works in the Tanzanian Ministry of Communications and Transportation, earning roughly US$ 780 each year. Her husband works in the regional commissioner's office and earns about US$ 1,900 per year.

As part of the Pondeani group, Asha is looking forward to helping to open the local 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. Through dairy farming, Asha has the potential to vastly increase her income and improve her daily life.