Safoura Allaza, who lives in Agoényivé, outside Lomé, the capital of Togo, has been hit hard by the global financial crisis. She told her story to Qeenida Eklou, who works for CRS Togo.

I was a second-hand clothes seller at the main market in Lomé. I sold a little of everything. For three months, my sales were falling. I wasn’t even able to cover the taxi ride to the market. So I decided to change jobs: I started offering my services as a maid who did everything: laundry, sweeping, general housekeeping.
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