Walid is a 22-year-old, single man, who opened a convenience store in Chtoura, Lebanon, nearly two years ago. He is doing well in his business but lack of access to capital makes it hard to expand the basis. His loan will allow him to increase inventory and further develop his business, and is provided as […]
Margaret – Food Retail (West Point, Liberia)
Margaret MC is a 32-year-old woman, married with three children aged 3, 14 and 18. They are in school and they all live in West Point, Montserrado County. Margaret is a high school graduate, and for the past six years has been running a shop where she sells many items like soft drinks, beer, shout, […]
Aldarmonh – Retail (Hentii, Mongolia)
Aldarmonh is 27 years old and lives with his wife and son in a ‘ger’ (Mongolian home) in Hentii province. His wife Enhzaya works as a saleswoman in a local market, and his son Monh-Ermuun goes to a local kindergarten. Aldarmonh attended a mobile phone repair course in 2008 and then worked in a mobile […]
Zaman – Food retail (Iraq)
Zaman is 35 years old and single. He lives with six family members, three of whom are employed. Zaman owns a small café that he established in 2010, and he now has an employee. He built up experience in the field, and is well known in the surrounding area with an excellent reputation. Zaman is […]
Señor Alexander – Clothing retail (Ticuantepe, Nicaragua)
Señor Alexander, together with his wife and son, lives in the municipality of Ticuantepe. His greatest dream is to improve his quality of life and to give a better future to his family. He has made his living as a salesman for several years. He sought a loan to be able to purchase additional clothing […]
Altin – Agriculture (Albania)
Altin is a 27-year-old man from southern part of Albania who worked in Greece until recently. He is married, has a one-year-old daughter, and is expecting another daughter soon; when he found out Altin could not hide his excitement. His family, meaning his parents, owns land where they planted for ten full years. They received […]
Ami’s Group – Groundnut and Grain sales (Senegal)
Ami (standing right with hand raised) is a member of a group of Senegalese women who engage in the sale of groundnut (a tropical legume used as a protein-rich snack) and mil (an African grain). She is 42, married, and has 2 boys and 3 girls. The loan will allow them to purchase supplies at […]
Saparkul – Food Stall (Ana-Kyzyl, Özgön (Uzgen) Kyrgyzstan)
Saparkul is a 49-year-old widow with a high school education, and is the mother of 5. She operates a stall selling rice at the central market in the city of Uzgen. Her goal is to improve her family’s standard of living, to give her children a university education, and to expand her business. She is […]
Daniel N M – Small Retail Business (Rongai, Kenya)
Daniel is 29 years old, married and with two small children. Unable to continue his education due to lack of secondary school fees, he started a small retail business that has allowed him to meet basic family needs. He sought a loan of $500 to allow him to expand his inventory beyond basic plasticware like […]
Edwin A – Agriculture (Sonsón, Antioquia, Colombia)
Edwin is a young farmer, 21 years of age. He has engaged in farming since childhood and learned the trade from his father. Edwin currently grows potato and tomato crops, which are sold at the central market of Sonsón. Edwin is also working to improve his education and hopes that he will be able to […]
