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4,148 entrepreneurs funded.
4,108 new lenders joined.
98.04% repayment rate to date.
1 loan every 12 seconds.
1,513 gift certificates purchased.
$1,506,400.00 lent.
17,982 lenders made a loan.

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Featured Entrepreneurs

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Betty Aiguobarueghian Nigeria Used Clothing Betty sells used clothes at retail prices to her customers. She hopes to own a boutique in the future. The demands... more >>

$475

0% raised

Good Friends Group Liberia Food Production/Sales Kpana Chorlu is the leader of a group of five borrowers called Good Friends. She is 52 years old and a widow with... more >>

$425

52% raised

Kokobeh Group Sierra Leone Food Market Here are Magret Fornah, Aminata Conteh, Salamatu Dawo, Ramatu Sesay and M’Balu Silla. They are small scale... more >>

$650

34% raised

Sabes 1 Group Senegal Transportation SABES 1 is an association which seeks the convergence of all deeds and doers for creating a unified framework for... more >>

$1,600

37% raised

Isabel Cristina Saballos Rivas Nicaragua Farming Sra. Isabel Cristina has been growing pineapple for 15 years. Her mother gave her a plot of land for her to work so... more >>

$300

50% raised

Ruyonza Ii Tukore Group, Ibanda Uganda Fruits & Vegetables Irene Busingye is the leader of her lending group in Ibanda. She is 39 years old and married with children who attend... more >>

$4,475

3% raised

Jose Peru Furniture Making José is 37 years old. He lives in his own home next door to his mother. For the past 5 years, José has been... more >>

$525

57% raised

Margret Simon South Sudan Food Market Margret Simon is currently in the business of selling fresh vegetables in the market and is requesting a loan to buy... more >>

$200

75% raised

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Lender:	jason
Location:	grand rapids, MI United States
Joined:	August 19, 2008
Occupation:	chiropractor
I Loan Because:	This is a great way to help people. Microfinance and education, will be the only way to end poverty in my opinion.
About me:	I help people get out of pain, by moving your bones around.