Tag Archives: Caribbean

Puissance De Philibert Group – Retail (Trou-du-Nord, Haiti)

Marline is a merchant, and the coordinator of the group “Puissance de Philibert”. She lives in the area of Philibert in Haïti, where electricity is scarce and water supplies are very limited. She sells miscellaneous merchandise, and she has been running her business for four years.  Marline wants to use her loan to stock up […]

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Echo Des Anges Group – Retail (Trou-du-Nord, Haiti)

Denise is the coordinator of her group Echo des Anges. She is married and has two children. She lives in northeastern Haiti, where electricity is rare and water is very limited. Denise has been running her business selling grocery items for the last five years. Before this business, she used to sell all sorts of […]

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Monte De Benedicion Group – Clothing (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

Francisca is a member of the group “Monte de Bendicion” (Mount of Blessing) 1, 2 & 3. This group is located in the urban slums surrounding Santo Domingo. The members are dedicated to doing business around their community and other villages, selling clothing, shoes, cosmetics, underwear and many other products. Francisca sells used clothes that […]

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Mujeres al Triunfo – Food and other retail (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)

This is a group loan to Mujeres al Triunfo (Women to victory) is composed of 15 women who operate various businesses in relatively poor urban neighborhoods surrounding Santo Domingo. Juana (pictured far left) is the coordinator of the group. She lives in a simple structure with her long-term partner, and says that her biggest challenge […]

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