Mrs. Bunrath married her husband, Vuthy about ten years ago and spent all their married life living with their parents in Battambang province. They have two adorable children; a 12-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son.

Seeing their kids growing up, Mrs. Bunrath and her husband decided to build a house for their family as well as for their business, “As a parent, it is our duty to make sure our children have space for study and room to enjoy their free time at home. We are very proud to have achieved this.” Ms. Bunrath said.

Despite their low income and the growing needs of their family, Mrs. Bunrath and her husband were able to save enough money to buy a piece of land close to where they were living. They didn’t stop there, however, and continued to save to give their children a better life and home.

Using their savings, they were able to start the construction of their new house, but it was only 80 percent complete. Then they realized that they didn’t have enough money to finish the house. The income from their LPG refill [used for gas stoves] business and her husband’s work as a parttime construction worker was about USD 550 per month and enabled them to take out a USD 5,250 home improvement loan from First Finance to complete the building of their house. They have now moved into their new house. While some parts are still in progress; they expect all work to be completed soon.

“I sincerely thank First Finance, for not only providing my family with a loan to complete our house construction, but also enabled us to expand our business, as I now have the space to operate my business properly.” She added.