Rita Dawoud

Thank you for your loan. It has been disbursed to Rita Dawoud by Ameen s.a.l. in Lebanon. We are excited to watch this business grow. Over the next 12 months, Ameen s.a.l. will be collecting repayments from this entrepreneur and posting progress updates on the Kiva website.

We visited Rita at her store where she sells clothes and accessories for women and kids. She used the loan proceeds to buy inventory. Usually business is slow during the winter months, and Rita is looking forward to a strong summer season. Rita lives behind her store. She and her husband own the store and their home.

In the coming years, Rita hopes to expand the variety of clothes she offers in her store. Particularly, she hopes to offer a variety of more formal wear.

Rita's business is in Rashaya, in the south east of Lebanon. Rashaya is a small town in the Beqaa governorate. Lebanon is divided into six governorates. The town is famous for the castle of Rashaya where leaders of the independence were imprisoned by the French. The town is also known for its old market street which attracts people from the area especially during the weekend.

About Ameen:

Ameen was established in 1999 in Lebanon as a micro-credit program funded by USAID, under the patronage of CHF International. CHF is a non-profit organization working in more than 35 countries. Evolving successfully to a separate company, Ameen today is a Lebanese financial institution specialized in microfinance. Ameen’s goal is to contribute to the economic and social development of the community.

Ameen provides financial services to micro-entrepreneurs and low-income households to help them develop their businesses and improve their living standards. Ameen offers loans for small businesses, housing and consumer needs. Ameen's beneficiaries work in a variety of sectors and include activities such as handcraft, trade, services, small industries and agriculture to name a few.

Since Ameen’s inception, over 26,000 micro-entrepreneurs and low-income households have benefited from its services, with more than 68 million US dollars disbursed representing over 52,000 loans. Supported by a dedicated team of professionals, Ameen currently partners with four local banks in more than 67 branches with an outreach spreading all over Lebanon, from Beirut and its suburbs, to the Bekaa valley, the South, Mount Lebanon and the North.

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