AMI PROJECT • AFGHANISTAN
Grocery Store Restock :
Sanaullah Momand
Vision
A Fuller Shop, A Brighter Future
Sanaullah Momand is a small grocery shop owner in Jalalabad City and the sole breadwinner for his wife and children. With limited access to formal education, Sanaullah turned to entrepreneurship to build a livelihood for his family. Despite financial challenges, he has established and maintained his own grocery shop, which serves as the household's primary source of income.
Sanaullah's vision is to grow his grocery shop into a stable and sustainable business that can provide for his family's needs. By expanding his inventory and improving his earnings, he hopes to create greater financial security for his household and, most importantly, enroll his eldest daughter in school to give her access to educational opportunities he was unable to fully pursue himself.
The Challenge
Limited Inventory, Limited Opportunity
Struggling to Keep Shelves Stocked: Sanaullah's grocery shop operates with a small selection of products due to insufficient funds to purchase additional stock. This limits his ability to meet customer needs, attract more customers, and generate higher sales.
The Weight of Providing: As the sole breadwinner for his family, Sanaullah depends entirely on his shop's earnings to cover essential household expenses. With most of his income going toward supporting his family, he has little left to reinvest in the business or build financial security.
A Future Put on Hold: Sanaullah hopes to provide his children with opportunities he never fully had, particularly through education. However, his limited earnings have made it difficult to enroll his eldest daughter in school, leaving an important family aspiration out of reach.
The Impact
Growing a Business, Opening Doors to Education
With an interest-free loan, Sanaullah can purchase additional inventory and expand the variety of products available in his grocery shop. A better-stocked store would allow him to serve more customers, increase sales opportunities, and work toward building a more reliable source of income.
Improved earnings would help Sanaullah better support his family's daily needs while creating an opportunity to enroll his eldest daughter in school. Access to education would represent a meaningful step toward a brighter future for his daughter and greater stability for the entire household.
For Sanaullah, this loan is more than an investment in his business. It is an opportunity to strengthen his family's financial independence, create a sustainable livelihood, and provide his children with opportunities for a better future.