A tuckshop, Tshupelo�s panacea against poverty

The 25-year-old single mother of three – a daughter and two sons – had no means of fending for her family and only had a bleak future to look forward to, feeling impotent against the debilitating effects of poverty. Besides her three children, Tshupelo is also taking care of her 17-year-old brother who is boarding at Masunga Senior Secondary School.

It was not until BSB came to her aid with the tuckshop, which came stocked with a wide variety of merchandise amounting to P1,700, that Tshupelo began to see signs of relief on the horizon. It is anticipated her start-up stock will give her a profit of around P1,000.