Microloan Stories
Bahtisen - Turkey
Food Production/Sales A loan helped to buy bulk ingredients. Bahtisen's story Bahtışen is married and a mother of two. In order to make a contribution...
Mediha - Turkey
Sewing A loan helped to buy fabrics. Mediha's story Mediha is single. For long years she has worked in clothing ateliers and later on she...
Achlema - India
Construction A loan helped to expand construction business by purchasing more wood. Achlema's story Achlema, is a 48-year-old married woman residing in Nadia District, West...
Jorge Luis - Colombia
Farming A loan helped to clean crop, buy herbicides, manure, seeds and pay day workers. Jorge Luis's story Jorge is 33 years old. He lives...
Jose Nicolas - Colombia
Farming A loan helped to buy agricultural inputs like fertilizers and others for his coffee growing. Jose Nicolas's story Jose is 49 years old and...
Roger - Madagascar
Food Stall A loan helped to pay for 2 sacks of coffee beans, 50 liters of oil, 4 bags of sugar, and 5 sacks of...
Transito - Guatemala
Personal Housing Expenses A loan helped to buy materials like cement, lime and sand to make improvements on his house. Transito's story Transito is the...
Ligia De Jesus - Ecuador
Bricks A loan helped to purchase firewood and tools and pay the workers. Ligia De Jesus's story Ligia is 56 years old, married, and lives...
Juan Carlos - Ecuador
Dairy A loan helped to buy more dairy cows, vitamins and commercial feed. Juan Carlos's story Juan is 29 years old. He is single and...
Juan Carlos - Guatemala
Personal Housing Expenses A loan helped buy materials such as cement, lime, sand and cinder blocks. Juan Carlos's story Juan is a 28-year-old youth. He...
Felestus - Uganda
Food Production/Sales A loan helped to buy beans to supply to schools and hotels. Felestus's story Felestus is a 35-year-old married female with three children,...
Mary - Liberia
Construction Supplies A loan helped to buy more sticks to sell. Mary's story Mary is 46 years old. She is a married woman with five...
Jahanara - India
Cement A loan helped to purchase planks, bamboo, rope and tools to expand the masonry business. Jahanara's story Jahanara is a 32-year-old married woman from...
Esperanza - Nicaragua
Grocery Store A loan helped to purchase basic grains, soft drinks, juices, and candies. Esperanza's story Esperanza is a hard-working woman, 46 years old, married,...
Uwezo-Shinyanga Group - Tanzania
Food Production/Sales A loan helped a member to buy tables, chairs and food items for her business to grow. Uwezo-Shinyanga Group's story Anna is 46...
Ganga - Nepal
Farming A loan helped to buy seeds and fertilizers. Ganga's story Ganga is 50 years old. She is married and has two children. Many years...
Geeta - India
General Store A loan helped to purchase supplies for her general store. Geeta's story Geeta is a 45-year-old married woman residing in Cooch Behar district,...
Rina - India
Retail A loan helped to expand her bag business. Rina's story Rina is a 42-year-old married woman residing in Nadia district, West Bengal. She is...
Navaliben - India
Grocery Store A loan helped to expand her grocery shop business by adding more items like rice, spices, oil, etc. Navaliben's story 38-year-old Navaliben is...
Anata - India
Grocery Store A loan helped to expand her grocery shop business by adding more items like rice, spices, oil etc. Anata's story 32-years-old Anata is...
Khonesong Group - Laos
Home Appliances A loan helped a member to purchase a TerraClear water filter so they can have access to safe drinking water. Khonesong Group's story...
Ibu Tani Saka Group - Indonesia
Home Products Sales A loan helped a member to purchase things to be sold, such as as meat grinders, mugs, napkins, placemats, woks, etc. Ibu...
Surta - India
Dairy A loan helped to purchase buffalo and expand her dairy business by selling milk, butter, etc. Surta's story Surta is a 28-year-old married woman...
Savita - India
Dairy A loan helped to expand her dairy business by selling milk, ghee, etc. Savita's story Savita is a 51-year-old married woman from Dahod district,...
Mary - Kenya
Fish Selling A loan helped to purchase dried small fish, tomatoes and mangoes. Mary's story Mary is 45 years old, she is married and has...
Loice - Kenya
Farming A loan helped to buy farm inputs such as certified seeds and nutrient-rich fertilizers to improve the quality of her farm products and as...
Violet - Kenya
Farming A loan helped to buy quality farming inputs, such as certified seeds and nutrient-rich fertilizers, which she plans to use on her farm to...
Bapi - India
Retail A loan helped to purchase more stock of bamboo in order to expand her business. Bapi's story Bapi is a 42-year-old married woman residing...
Rose - Kenya
General Store A loan helped to purchase more stock for the shop. Rose's story Rose is 51 years old, a widow blessed with two children....
Famille Birhabebuga Group - Congo
Food Market A loan helped a member to buy 4 sacks of rice, two cans of palm oil, beans and two goats to sell. Famille...