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Group Loans
Enabling loans to poorer borrowers.
By using social connections between group members (sometimes in place of physical collateral),
group lending allows poorer borrowers to receive loans.
121 Group Loans listed below
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Housing Loans
Building better spaces for borrowers and families.
Housing loans give families access to capital to improve their homes,
enabling them to lead more stable lives.
118 Housing Loans listed below
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Agriculture Loans
Helping farmers cope with nature's challenges.
Farmers face challenges with inclement weather, poor crop output, and plant and animal diseases.
These loans help some of society's most vulnerable people.
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Veronica
Kenya | Education | Higher education costsVeronica is a student applying for a loan to pay for her tuition fees to help finish her undergraduate degree at Strathmore University. This is her story:
I am Veronica, 20 years of age, from...Funding via Strathmore University -
Kantuta Group
8 BorrowersBolivia | Arts | WeavingThe 'KANTUTA' community bank are about to start their second loan cycle with Pro Mujer as part of the Collpani regional office. This group has eight members and is run by a board of directors...Funding via Pro Mujer Bolivia -
Thuy Dang Thi
Viet Nam | Clothing | Clothing SalesThuy is a forty-four year old woman. She has a daughter. She lives with her family in Ho Chi Minh City. Her husband is a bricklayer.
Thuy has been running a business selling clothing for...Funding via Capital Aid Fund for Employment of the Poor (CEP) -
Abdumumin
Tajikistan | Agriculture | Animal SalesAbdumumin lives in the city of Khujand. He is 33 years old. He has been involved in animal husbandry for over 15 years. He primarily breeds livestock at home. Abdumumin is requesting this loan...Funding via MLO Humo and Partners -
Bozorali
Tajikistan | Retail | Home Products SalesBozorali lives in the Hamadoni district. He is 48 years old, married and has five children. He has a secondary education. Bozorali is involved in sales at a market. He has a retail outlet,...Funding via MLO Humo and Partners -
Telesia Taavili
Samoa | Retail | Personal Products SalesTelesia is forty years old with a husband and six children. She owns and operates a small store, selling daily use products such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste in the local community. She has two...Funding via South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) -
Ivoga Siliato
Samoa | Food | Food Production/SalesIvoga is thirty-five years old and married with four children. She owns and operates a business venture, selling specialty food products in the local community. She has two years of experience in...Funding via South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) -
Abbas
Lebanon | Retail | Party SuppliesAbbas is a 23-year-old Lebanese single man. He’s living with his parents and only one sibling who is still studying. His father is working really hard to offer a suitable life for his family....Funding via Ameen s.a.l. -
Ouch
Cambodia | Housing | Personal Housing ExpensesOuch is 50 and lives in Pouk District. She has a business making bamboo baskets, which is a very popular business among local villagers. Ouch has been involved in this business since 2005 and earns...Funding via Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children -
Zile Ywan Group
3 BorrowersBurkina Faso | Food | FoodAminata is the head of the Zile Ywan group. She is married and the mother of seven. The eldest is 39 years old and the youngest is 17, and three of the children go to school. Aminata supports nine...Funding via Micro Start/AFD -
Robert Akambi
Benin | Services | Motorcycle RepairRobert Akambi is 37 years old and lives in Benin. He has never attended school, but learned the job of a mechanic. He is married to a woman named Blandine. The couple has four children, some of...Funding via Alidé -
Burul
Kyrgyzstan | Agriculture | LivestockBurul is 35 years old, she is married and is raising four children. In 2000 while looking for a source of financial support for her family Burul started her business in field work and animal...Funding via Bai Tushum & Partners -
Hountin Joel
Benin | Health | Natural MedicinesHountin Joel is 48 years old and lives in Benin. He never attended school. He is a widower and the father of five children, all in school and all his dependents. He lives alone with his children...Funding via Alidé -
Suha Al-Taher
Palestine | Personal Use | Consumer GoodsSuha, 38 years old, is divorced and has no children. She is a school director with a decent salary which is not enough to cover all her costs and expenses. Suha wants to purchase new home furniture...Funding via Palestine for Credit & Development (FATEN) -
Khalil
Lebanon | Food | FoodKhalil is a 63-year-old Lebanese widower. He’s living on his own and doing his best to live the rest of his life properly as it should be. He opened his own nuts roastery shop in 2003, after...Funding via Ameen s.a.l. -
Adel
Lebanon | Food | FoodAdel is a 60-year-old Lebanese married man who lives with his wife and four children. Two of his children are working. As for him, he has big responsibilities toward his family. That’s why he...Funding via Ameen s.a.l. -
Junaydullo
Tajikistan | Food | Fruits & VegetablesJunaydullo is a resident of the Gissar district. He is 32 years old, married and has one child. His wife is a homemaker. He has a secondary education. Junaydullo has been involved in selling...Funding via MLO Humo and Partners -
Suhrob
Tajikistan | Services | Auto RepairSuhrob lives in the city of Vahdat. He is 49 years old, married and has four children. His wife is involved in household work. Suhrob is involved in repairing cars at home. Today, he intends to...Funding via MLO Humo and Partners -
Sadriddin
Tajikistan | Services | ServicesSadriddin lives in the Hamadoni district. He is 52 years old, married and has seven children. He has a secondary-specialized education. Sadriddin is a welder. He has been working in this field...Funding via MLO Humo and Partners -
Jhonnyz Enrique Gonzalez Elles
Colombia | Services | Barber ShopJhonnys has a lot of life experience, he grew up an orphan and from early on he learned to fend for himself. He became independent and from 2002 he started his own barbershop business,...Funding via Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)