My name is Fridah Lupula a God fearing Zambian woman and a single mother of 4. I lost my husband 6 years ago since then it's been me and my kids trying to get them to university. It hasn't been easy since my husband passed on as my husband's family literally grabbed everything thing from me , I loooked at the kids I was left to fend for so I started a small restaurant just outside the house as it is near the tarmac. Bus drivers would mostly support my business and started to make some profit to push my kids at school. I later moved into a small shop that was on rent and since then the restaurant business has been standing. I have always loved to cook and bake in my free time for my family and now for my clients. It is therefore that I read about Zidisha and how helpful it has been to helping business owners grow wether big or small that I applied for membership so as, I too can grow my business.

I want to use the funds to grow my restaurant business, as at now I only do our Zambian traditional meal nshima (pap) but I want to introduce fast food like chips/sausage and samosas. I would love to purchase a deep fryer.

I need to use these funds to buy a big braai stand with a smoker that I can be using for grilling or smoking the relish. I also intend on separately smoking whole chicken and fish that I can sell , with this I will have a two in one business thus expanding my business further and increasing the profit margin.