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Julio Cesar Robles Carrion
Peru | Manufacturing | Metal Shop
Julio Cesar is a twenty-seven year old man who decided to begin his own business two years ago. His business is metal construction, or spot…more
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Peter Mungai
Kenya | Agriculture | Farming
Peter is 57 years old from Ndunyu-Njeru and is married with children. Peter is a farmer and has applied for a loan from KADET Ltd, to…more
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Evelyn Janett Guerrero De La Cruz
Peru | Retail | Shoe Sales
Janett is 27. She lives in the city of Pisco, which is known for its warm climate. Fishing is the city's principal economic activity, and…more
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Enkhtuya Dorj
Mongolia | Retail | Shoe Sales
Enkhtuya is a 44-year-old widow who lives with her 11-year-old son in an outer ger district of Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia, without basic…more
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Redempter Kalondu Mwoki
Kenya | Food | Grocery Store
Redempter is 59 years old, married with 7 children. She runs a grocery store to earn a living. She has been in the business for 2 years and…more
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Edgardo Viernes
Philippines | Agriculture | Farming
Edgardo, 51 years old, is married to Rosemarie. He lives in Burgos, Isabela province with his family. Ever since he was little, Edgardo has…more
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Vladimir Sarukhanyan
Armenia | Retail | Shoe Sales
Vladimir is going on with his business. Now in business he has only one helper: his one son, as the next of his twin sons is now working as…more
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James Mwangi Mathu
Kenya | Food | Food
James is 27 years old. He sells potatoes to earn a living. He has been in the business for four years and has employed two people. He…more
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C13516 Dukoranimbaraga Group
Rwanda | Clothing | Used Shoes
Fabier is forty years old and is married with four children between the ages of six and twelve. Fabier sells shoes and his works goes from…more
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Otgonkhuu Chuluun
Mongolia | Transportation | Taxi
Mr. Otgonkhuu is 23 and a taxi driver. He has been running his taxi service since he got his driver's license. He lives with his mother in…more
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Nome Andiria Thomas
South Sudan | Clothing | Clothing Sales
Nome, 29, is married with four children, all of whom are in school. She has had a business selling clothes in Yambio, South Sudan for six…more
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Igor Sereda
Ukraine | Agriculture | Farming
Igor wants to install heating in his greenhouses, but he cannot finance the repairs himself. He is asking for a loan of 15,000 griven.…more
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Hamzeh Ibrahem
Palestine | Agriculture | Agriculture
Hamzeh is a 21-year-old single man. He is a Palestinian National Authority employee with a decent salary, but not enough to cover his…more
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Juan Del Mar Monsalve
Colombia | Services | Motorcycle Repair
Juan has worked for a great part of his life maintaining and repairing motorcycles. He learned this trade by working in it, thanks to the…more
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Saphinah Ngio Mwinzi
Kenya | Retail | Retail
Saphinah is 53 years old, married, and has one child. She runs a retail shop to earn a living. She has been in the business for ten years.…more
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Hardilita Abuda
Philippines | Retail | General Store
Hardilita is 35 years old and married with five children. With four children in school, she works very hard to provide for them. For…more
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Carlos Mario
El Salvador | Clothing | Clothing Sales
Carlos is a clothing merchant. He lives with his mother and is 26 years old. For three years he has run his own clothing business and works…more
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Maria Consuelo Perez
Colombia | Retail | Personal Products Sales
Mario Consuelo, some time ago, decided to help her husband with the household expenses. That is why she decided to start a business…more
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Cofel Group
Senegal | Retail | Retail
This group bears the name COFEL which means Love of the next one, and has been in existence since the creation of the BV (banc villageois).…more
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Angeles Bulan
Philippines | Food | Fishing
As a married parent of 3 children, Angeles works hard to support her family. She has a fishing/fish vending business in the Philippines,…more
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Charity Maiyo
Kenya | Services | Beauty Salon
Charity is a married woman. She has a daughter who is one year old. She describes herself as industriuos and innovative. She operates a…more
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Joaquin Alberto Medina Lopez
Nicaragua | Retail | Jewelry
Joaquín Alberto is a client of Foundation León 2000. He is an entrepreneur whose main economic activity is a jewelry store that is…more
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Gegham Hayrapetyan
Armenia | Agriculture | Cattle
Gegham is engaged in cattle-breeding. Gegham dreams of founding a big farm, where he can keep different kinds of cattle. Thus Gegham has…more
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Tawopaneh Group
Sierra Leone | Food | Food Market
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of Kiva.org in Makeni, northern Sierra Leone is very pleased to present to you members of the…more
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Lucy Nyambura Mwangi
Kenya | Services | Beauty Salon
Lucy is 37 years old and married with three children. She has been in beauty salon business for 12 years and has employed one person.…more
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Benson Gachie
Kenya | Food | Food Stall
Benson is 38 years old and is married to Beth, who is 26 years old. Together they have two children, aged four and two years. He owns a…more
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Nazeeran's Group
Pakistan | Retail | Home Products Sales
Nazeeran is the mother of two sons. Both of them are young and work with their father who has a crockery selling business. Nazeeran…more
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Christine Elnama
South Sudan | Clothing | Clothing Sales
Christine is a 30 year-old married woman with one child. The child is in school. Christine has had a business of selling clothes in Yambio,…more
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Fuzuli Aliyev
Azerbaijan | Food | Grocery Store
Fuzuli is an internally displaced person (IDP) from the city of Fuzuli and now lives in the Fuzuli region with his loving family. He is 57…more
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Kenneth Onyango Justus
Kenya | Transportation | Motorcycle Transport
Kenneth, 27, is married with one child. He runs a motorcycle transport business to earn a living. He has been in this business for three…more
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Robert Saroyan
Armenia | Clothing | Clothing Sales
Robert sells clothing from a rented booth in the city market. Robert needs some financial investments to increase his clothing variety.…more
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Mario Verzon
Philippines | Agriculture | Farming
Mario is a farmer living in the Philippines. He owns a one-hectare rice field located about a 15-minute walk from his house. Farming is…more
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Blanca Nelly Guarin
Colombia | Retail | General Store
Blanca is a person who has faced much adversity in her life, but despite that, she’s had the strength to get ahead. Blanca left her place…more
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Rodel Taguibao
Philippines | Retail | General Store
Rodel is 29 years old and single. He lives with his parents at Enrile. He was not able to finish his college education, so he just got…more
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Raphael Karisa
Kenya | Retail | Charcoal Sales
Raphael is a 25-year-old married man. He describes himself as sociable. He operates a retail store where he sells charcoal. He has been…more
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Isaiah Sironka
Kenya | Transportation | Motorcycle Transport
Isaiah is 36 years old, married with one child, age 12. He does motorcycle transport to earn a living. He has been in the business for 3…more
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Gabriel Otieno
Kenya | Services | Vehicle Repairs
Gabriel is 31 years old and married to Pauline; they have four children aged from 8 months to 9 years. Gabriel is a mechanic and has…more
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Naila's Group
Pakistan | Food | Grocery Store
Naila has applied for a loan from KIVA partner Asasah for her husband’s grocery store business. With the loan investment, he will buy…more
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