Yesterday we trekked into Chipata to visit Barclays Bank.  After months and months of paperwork and going from government office to government office in order to receive our official cooperative certificate, we were finally able to submit our application for a savings account.

Coming from a rural area in Zambia, things like bank accounts and registrations aren’t that easy to navigate, but we did it!

A huge thank you to Barclays Corporation for offering free savings accounts and services to cooperatives and women’s groups.  Your dedication and understanding of developing countries and their needs is impressive and we won’t forget it!

We now have the opportunity to make online transactions, create accounts with shipping services like FedEx and have a safe place to store our savings.