400 USD financed in July 2015
Lucy lives in Kilifi, in Kenya, she has four children. She describes herself to be energetic. She operates a tailoring business where she makes clothes. Lucy has been involved in this business for three years. Her business is located in a strategic place and her primary customers are locals. Lucy will use this loan to buy more stock of tailoring materials. This is the second time she applies for a loan, the previous loan was repaid successfully.
325 USD financed in July 2015
Hellen is a married mother of four children from the Chuka area of Kenya. She practises dairy, poultry, and horticultural farming on her one acre farm. To grow her income, Hellen also engages in the cereal business which involves arranging logistics of getting farm products from local farmers to their buyers. Over the 30 years that she has been a farmer, she has learnt a lot about the business and how to generate extra income. Hellen is seeking a loan to buy cereals from local farmers. This investment will enable her move more products to the market, which will free local farmers to focus more on production and uplift the livelihood of her family.
275 USD financed in June 2015
Lilibeth is 48 years old and lives in Camogao, in the Philippines. She invests her time and money in vending snacks and has mastered her recipe for bread. She has many customers from different countries. Lilibeth needs to borrow money to buy ingredients for making "pan bisaya" (sweet bread) and to acquire additional capital.
300 USD financed in June 2015 (ING Marathon funds)
Al is a married woman of 32 years old who lives in Hinigaran, in the Philippines. She has two children and one of them is in school. Al has a vegetable vending business and she requested a loan in order to buy more vegetables to sell. She has been in this business for ten years. In the future, Al would like to save enough to build a house for her family.
325 USD financed in June 2015 (ING Marathon funds)
Irene is a married woman with three children. She lives in Hinigaran, in the Philippines. She is a very hard working entrepreneur. She is 28 years old and has three children who are all in school. Irene has a personal care products business. She requested a loan in order to buy more stocks of personal care products. Irene has been in this business for two years. In the future, Irene would like to save money to expand her business and continue to send her children to school.
225 USD financed in June 2015 (ING Marathon funds)
Ma. Leah is a 49-years-old married woman who lives in Palo, in the Philippines. She has eight children, five of them are in school. Ma. Leah has a personal care product business. She requested a loan to buy items to sell like tea, herbal medicines, etc.. Ma. Leah has been in this business for three years. In the future, she would like to save enough money to be able to send her children to college.