Esther Afua Ocloo

Esther Afua Ocloo (born Esther Afua Nkulenu; 18 April 1919 – 8 February 2002) was a Ghanaian businesswoman and pioneer of microlending, a programme of making small loans in order to stimulate businesses. Quotes Women must know that the strongest power in the world is economic power I don’t listen. My main goal is to help my fellow women. If they make better marmalade than me, I deserve the competition. On what would have been her 98th birthday, today’s Doodle shows Esther empowering the women of Ghana with the tools to improve their lives and communities . I was ridiculed by all my classmates, who saw me hawking marmalade on the street like an uneducated street vendor. You cannot go and be begging to your husband for every little thing, but at the moment, that’s what the majority of our women do. My main goal is to help my fellow women. If they make better marmalade than me, I deserve the competition. External links Category:1919 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Businesspeople from Ghana Category:Ewe people