200 USD financed in June 2016
(in collaboration with
MLE EMPOWERING APPAREL)
Catherine is 66 years old, she lives in Machakos, Kenya. She is married with 9 children. She has been selling clothes and shoes for 5 years now. Her first micro-loan will enable her to buy more clothes and shoes for her business. Catherine will use her profits to educate her children. Her hopes and dreams are to have her own shop.
200 USD financed in June 2016
Rophence lives in Mosamba, Kenya. She is a borrower who describes herself as reliable. She has been operating a beauty salon where she offers beauty services for 8 years. Rophence's business is located in a good area and her primary customers are locals. She will use the loan to buy more stock of beauty products for salon use. Her business goal is to have a big salon within 5 years.
175 USD financed in June 2016
Ernestine is 37 years old and married to a driver. They live in Antananarivo and they have three children, aged 3, 9 and 14. The children attend school, two of them at a private school. Profits from previous years have also allowed her to invest in pig farming. Ernestine has managed a grocery store of non-perishable staples since 2002. It was her husband's business and Ernestine started managing it after her marriage. She knows the market due to her 14 years of experience. She is asking for this loan in order to supply sufficient amounts of quality rice and biscuits. The couple plans to buy land to build a house to avoid paying rent.
200 USD financed in June 2016
Marcelline is 52 years old, she is married and lives in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Her husband is a plasterer. She has four children. Three are now adults and the youngest is in his senior year of high school. The income from her business allows the couple to support the household's main needs: the children's education, paying rent, health and food. Marcelline sells sandals and other items for women. It is her principal source of income and she has experience in the retail field. She has been making efforts to expand her business, searching for a sales space. This loan will allow her to diversify the products she sells the most. Her goal is to ensure that her child's success in his studies.
200 USD financed in April 2016
(in collaboration with
MLE EMPOWERING APPAREL)
Fatuma lives in Likoni, in Kenya. She is married with five children. Four of them attend school. She owns a house that has neither electricity nor piped water. Her greatest monthly expense is school fees and water. She operates a cashew nuts business, selling at the market to her neighbors and passersbys. She has been doing this for the past 10 years. She faces a major challenge of seasonality in her business. With this 200 USD loan, she wants to purchase seven sacks of cashew nuts. This will help her to boost her business.
225 USD financed in April 2016
Manite is 39 years old, she lives in Fontamara, Haiti. She is married and she is the mother of three children. She resells food products in order to provide for her family. She has been involved in this activity for four years. She is requesting a loan to increase her stock.