Meet Rezwaan, the proud owner of ‘Madeena Bangle Store’.This resident of Uppaharahalli in the outskirts of Tumkur town greets you with a smile. She is a well known person in the vicinity of her town, for her hard work and determination. Rezwaan is an example for all those women who dare to dream big. Rezwaan stays with her husband Habibulla Sherief (40) and two school going children. Her daughter Sameena is 16 and son Sameer is 11. Years ago her life consisted of mundane household activities. When her son turned 11 she found that she had a lot of time at her disposal. She started thinking on the lines of doing something productive and earning an extra income for the family. Her thoughts were transformed into action when she came to Rezwaan rented a small room and opened a fancy store along GFSPL. She learnt in detail of how one help from GFSPL can change her life completely. Initially with a loan of Rs 10,000 she started a small saree business, which she operated from home. It was a good start and she hoped to open a small shop very soon. With another loan of Rs 10,000 this dream became a reality.

With the saree shop. “I sell sarees on installment basis. The sarees I sell are reasonably priced from Rs 100 to Rs 1000,”says Rezwaan. Her business is doing well. Habibulla who runs a driving school helps her on Sundays. They get all goods from Bangalore. Rezwaan has now applied for another loan of Rs 25,000 and she hopes that when this loan gets sanctioned she will move her shop into a much bigger place.