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Jhony Gilmer Serrato Oyola
Peru | Transportation | Transportation
Jhony, aged 35, is a hard-working young man and the family father of two children. The family lives in El Porvenir, a rural hamlet whose…more
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Teresa Viveros
Paraguay | Clothing | Clothing Sales
Señora Teresa is from the city of Santani. She is 51 years old and is married to Sr. Ascencio, who is 59. They have three children; all of…more
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Patrick Meri
Kenya | Retail | Retail
Patrick is a 33-year-old married man with five children, all of whom are enrolled in school. His wife's name is Nzadze and she works as a…more
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Mive Mawou Group
Benin | Food | Grocery Store
The group MIVE MAWOU is composed of thirteen persons who belong to the same “tontine”. This is the second time this group has requested…more
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Felix Roberto Alvarado
Nicaragua | Housing | Personal Housing Expenses
Félix Roberto is 58 years old. He works in his town's town hall. He's been working for them for years. With a lot of effort, Felix…more
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Mahmatkhon
Tajikistan | Food | Food Market
Mahmatkhon lives in the Farkhor district. He is 42 years old, married and has four children. He has been involved in sales for four…more
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Sedjro Group
Benin | Retail | Home Products Sales
SEDJRO is a group made up of seven members who live in the same neighborhood. The facilitator of the group, Victorine (raising her hand in…more
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Fifa Ayimevo Group
Benin | Food | Food Production/Sales
The group FIFA AYIMEVO has three women members who live in the same neighborhood. The leader of the group is Baï Mélanie, who has her…more
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Arnold Mtwana
Kenya | Retail | Bookstore
Arnold is a thirty-year-old bookshop owner in Mariakani. He is single. He sells stationery, a business he has operated for the past five…more
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Mohamed Ngome
Kenya | Retail | General Store
Mohamed is a 38-year-old retail shop proprietor in Mariakani. He is a married father of four. He has been running his shop for the past…more
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Fikret Bagiyev
Azerbaijan | Food | Bakery
Fikret is 34 years old. He is single and has no children. Fikret needs a loan of 1600 AZN to be able to perform repairs to his house. He…more
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Mahudjlo 4 Group
Benin | Retail | Cosmetics Sales
The MAHUDJLO 4 group consists of three people from the same neighborhood. This is the fourth time that the group has sought financial…more
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Rahmatullo
Tajikistan | Agriculture | Animal Sales
Rahmatullo is married and has four children. He is a very hard-working person and loves being engaged in agriculture. For over 3 years he…more
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Dora Maria Espinosa Celada
Nicaragua | Food | Cafe
Dora is an entrepreneurial woman. She is a business owner, wife and mother. She has short-term and long-term plans to continue improving…more
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Angela Ines
Bolivia | Retail | Electronics Sales
Ángela sells electrical appliances such as televisions, sound equipment, and other things that people request. She makes her sales in the…more
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Shalva Simonishvili
Georgia | Agriculture | Farming
Shalva is forty-six years old. He lives in the village of Chikaani with his family: his wife – Lali and his seventy-two-year-old mother…more
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Yurik Fahradyan
Armenia | Retail | Retail
Yurik is a 51-year-old entrepreneur from Armavir. He runs a shop where he sells audio and video discs and appliances for mobile phones.…more
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Ramiro Bernabe
Bolivia | Services | Sewing
Ramiro makes women’s outfits and works with the most important and best known boutiques in La Paz. He does very good work and he learned…more
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Jose Roberto
El Salvador | Food | Grocery Store
Owing to his need to continue investing in his business, José is requesting a new loan. He will invest in basic household products such…more
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Luis Alonso
El Salvador | Agriculture | Farm Supplies
Luis wants to continue producing and selling vegetables, as his family depends on this livelihood. He is ready to start planting chiles,…more
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Gladys Palacios Nunez
Peru | Retail | Cosmetics Sales
Gladys, 42, lives with her husband and their 2 children in their own house in the rural village of Totoral Bajo, in the Lte 129,…more
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Wangnigni Group
Benin | Food | Grocery Store
WANGNIGNI is a group of three persons whose members reside in the same district. The group's representative, Léonie Yvonne Afiavi (whose…more
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Artak Martirosyan
Armenia | Agriculture | Cattle
Artak is engaged in agriculture. He keeps cattle and cultivates land. Artak lives with his parents, who help him to keep the farm. Artak…more
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Charles Chimega
Kenya | Agriculture | Animal Sales
Charles is a 58-year-old livestock seller in Voi, Kenya. He is a married father of three. He has been buying and selling livestock for…more
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Samuel Enrique Presiga
Colombia | Retail | General Store
Samuel has been a very hard worker all of his life, and now, after starting his own business, wants his hard work to pay off. Samuel…more
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Bayarsaikhan Dorjjav
Mongolia | Food | Grocery Store
Mrs. Bayarsaikhan, 52 runs a grocery store at her home. She lives with her husband and her 3 kids in an old house in the slum district of…more
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Ishmael Kamara
Sierra Leone | Clothing | Used Clothing
This is thirty-three-year-old Ishmael. He is married, and has two children aged three and seven. In 2001, Ishmael established his used…more
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Alodo Alome Group
Benin | Food | Food
The ALODO ALOME group is made up of three people from the same area. This is the second time that this group has requested financial aid…more
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José Portillo
Paraguay | Retail | Retail
Jose is from Ciudad del Este. He has a small grocery store with a good clientele, which he has built and kept going with much effort and…more
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William Owiti
Kenya | Retail | Spare Parts
William is a 33-year-old man from Kisumu city, in the Western part of Kenya, and is married to Millicent. They have three children aged…more
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Sadeq Isleem
Palestine | Transportation | Taxi
Sadeq is a 30-year-old single man. He is a Palestinian National Authority employee with a decent salary. To improve his income, he has…more
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Aram Hovsepyan
Armenia | Agriculture | Cattle
Aram, 40 years old, lives with his wife and son. He works at the local village hall and is also involved in cattle breeding, which is the…more
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Mahulomin Group
Benin | Retail | Retail
MAHULOMIN is a group which consists of three women who live in the same neighborhood. Delphine is the facilitator of the group and she is…more
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Julian Alfredo Chila Vasquez
Ecuador | Services | Laundry
Julián is a 65-year-old man and he has many aspirations to better his washing machine rental business in the coming years. His story began…more
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Fred Odali
Kenya | Retail | Fuel/Firewood
Fred is a businessman. He sells cooking gas cylinders to earn a living. He has been in the business for 3 years and has employed one…more
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Miguel Silupu Ojeda
Peru | Agriculture | Agriculture
Miguel is a father. He lives together with his wife and son in a home that they have managed to build through a lot of effort and…more
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Julio Cesar
Bolivia | Services | Services
Julio is 33 years old and lives in Chimoré, in Carrasco province, Cochabamba. He and his wife have lived with their children in Chimoré…more
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Harold Enrique Ruedas Barceló
Colombia | Retail | Retail
Harold's family consists of his wife and four children who are between 19 and 27 years old. They live in the town of Soledad and this is…more
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Carmen Luisa Saavedra De Fernandez
Peru | Retail | Souvenir Sales
Carmen is 59 years old. She is a very hard-working woman who lives in the city of Pisco, Peru. Pisco is only 28 meters above sea level. It…more
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George Odhiambo
Kenya | Services | Tailoring
George, 43, is from Kilgoris town, West Kenya and is married to Benta, with whom he has four children aged six to 12 years. George…more
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Katana Ngala
Kenya | Retail | General Store
Katana is 31 years old and a retail shop proprietor in Shanzu, Mombasa. He is single. Katana has been a shopkeeper for the past four years…more
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Miguel Eduardo Hermida Hernandez
Colombia | Services | Electronics Repair
51-year old Miguel lives with his wife; he has four children aged 26 to 36. Miguel has an electronics service and repair workshop. He…more
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42,117lenders made a loan this week.
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98.91%repayment rate to date.
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$2,985,425lent this week.
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5,784borrowers funded this week.
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