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4,540 new lenders joined.
$1,529,200.00 lent.
1 loan every 11 seconds.
1,626 gift certificates purchased.
98.04% repayment rate to date.
18,586 lenders made a loan.
4,235 entrepreneurs funded.

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Featured Entrepreneurs

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Good Shepherd Group Ghana Clothing Sales Florence is forty-eight years old. She is widowed and has given birth to three children. All of her children are in... more >>

$1,050

80% raised

Mushviq Azizov Azerbaijan Food Market Mushviq Azizov is a successful businessman selling foodstuffs at a market in Agsu, Azerbaijan. He started his... more >>

$2,025

81% raised

Jesus Never Fails Group Ghana Food Market Esther is 52 years-old and is married with nine children. All her nine children are currently in school from tertiary... more >>

$1,550

38% raised

Anver Hajiyev Azerbaijan Food Market Anver Hajiyev is a young entrepreneur who started his own business selling foodstuffs and detergents thirteen years... more >>

$2,025

65% raised

Cristina United States Child Care Cristina started her day care business 6 years ago after working at an electronics factory in Fremont for eighteen... more >>

$10,000

11% raised

Ana Alicia Murillo Sevilla Nicaragua Construction Ana Alicia, 41, is single and the mother of two children. Her eldest is 18 and is a second-year university student... more >>

$825

72% raised

Rufina Peru Agriculture Rufina is a calm 31-year-old, who lives with her partner, the father of their three children, in their own home.... more >>

$875

45% raised

Roque Murillo Philippines Personal Education Expenses Mr. Roque Murillo is from the town of Calamba, Misamis Occidental. He is 45 years old, is married, and is blessed... more >>

$1,075

93% raised

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Lender:	Sue
Location:	Denver, CO United States
Joined:	October 26, 2008
Occupation:	Business Philanthropy Strategist
I Loan Because:	I am a strong supporter of trade not aid as a powerful way to alleviate poverty and promote social justice.
About me:	I work with entrepreneurs/small business owners and nongovernmental organizations on how to more effectively work together to solve local and global issues.