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4,364 new lenders joined.
$1,458,525.00 lent.
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17,689 lenders made a loan.
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4,038 entrepreneurs funded.

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Jamilya Karymshakova's Group Kyrgyzstan Livestock Jamilya is the leader of this group. She is fifty-one years old. Jamilya has raised four children and has been... more >>

$1,600

56% raised

Ahmad Al-thowaib Palestine Barber Shop Ahmad is a young Palestinian man living in Bethlehem. He is married with six children. Ahmad owns a barber shop in... more >>

$3,000

13% raised

Foisaga Fono Samoa Farming Foisaga Fono is a 33-year-old woman living in the town of Gagaifo Lefaga. She is married and has one infant child.... more >>

$975

41% raised

Dios Es Mi Pastor 1,6, & 7 Group Dominican Republic Restaurant Marquelina, 44, is a borrower who lives near San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic. She is the coordinator for... more >>

$4,700

38% raised

Laure Damienne Zohoun Benin Tailoring Laure Damienne Zohoun was born on 14 April, 1969, and has lived for a dozen years in Cocotomey in Abomey Calavi, not... more >>

$475

57% raised

Diarra Gning Senegal Food Market Diarra GNING is married and the mother of seven children. She is 53 years old. Diarra is a member of Banc... more >>

$575

52% raised

Maria Peru Cosmetics Sales Maria is a very hardworking woman who is 49 years old and lives with her husband Emilio, 45, and their 3 children:... more >>

$450

50% raised

Rosalie Atikpo Togo Cloth & Dressmaking Supplies This lady resides in Ablogamé, which is an outlying district of the city of Lomé. She is married and has one... more >>

$1,150

71% raised

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Lender:	Rosemary
Location:	Vankleek Hill, Ontario Canada
Joined:	January 3, 2009
Occupation:	music teacher
I Loan Because:	I want to help and I like the fact that I get some contact with the people I am helping
About me:	I teach. I enjoy helping other people discover their musical gifts.