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Kiva Lender Chamsi for Quote Couture

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Location:
San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation:
Inspiring & empowering people
I loan because:
We feel very strongly about empowering people in Africa because it is the continent that needs it the most, and believe peer-to-peer microloans are the best and most sustainable way to end poverty in the world. In more precise terms, there are multiple positive impacts to having more entrepreneurs in the world: - An entrepreneur creates at least one job (for him/herself) - Instead of drawing more resources from an already burdened country, the entrepreneur is paying taxes to the country, and therefore helping improve the infrastructure of the country. This is, unfortunately, not as applicable when the government is corrupt, of course, but as the people develop more economic power (through more entrepreneurs), their government will cater more to them, rather than catering to the IMF, the World Bank, and others whose conditions to help are sometimes questionable). - An entrepreneur creates more work for others: for suppliers, and potentially other employees. - An entrepreneur can pass on his/her knowledge to others, and therefore create other entrepreneurs And last but not least, on the individual level, being an entrepreneur means being free to live life on your own terms and being the master of your destiny!
About me:
We are entrepreneurs too. We enjoy inspiring people so we created Quote Couture where we cherry pick amazing quotes that people resonate with and design them on shirts. When you wear the shirt around town, you not only feel good wearing it but you could inspire a bunch more people. It’s a chain reaction of positive energy! ☺ We also enjoy empowering people so we use a part of the profits to make loans through Kiva Team Africa, and welcome you to join us! We also have a design agency, Splenium Design, that creates high-end design for businesses that have a great product or service to contribute to the world. More specifically, we create high-end user experiences & interfaces (web application, iPhone applications, etc.), and branding (logo, business cards, other identity pieces, website, brochure, iPhone microsites, etc.). We love what we do and we hope you do too! We started Team Africa on Kiva. Join us: www.kiva.org/team/africa
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http://quote-couture.com
Member Since:
Sep 14, 2008
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Chamsi for Quote Couture's Loans

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Chamsi for Quote Couture's Teams

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Portfolio Distribution

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Gender

Distribution By Gender
Gender %
Female97.01%
Male2.99%

Country

Distribution By Country
Country %
Uganda21.15%
Senegal20.23%
The Democratic Republic Of The Congo10.11%
Tanzania8.51%
Nigeria5.75%
Ghana5.29%
Rwanda5.29%
Kenya5.29%
Zimbabwe4.14%
Togo3.91%
Burundi2.99%
Mali1.61%
Sierra Leone1.61%
Benin1.38%
Liberia0.69%
Peru0.46%
Burkina Faso0.46%
Honduras0.46%
Mozambique0.23%
Congo0.23%
South Sudan0.23%

Sector

Distribution By Sector
Sector %
Retail36.78%
Food34.25%
Clothing16.09%
Services5.06%
Agriculture3.91%
Construction1.84%
Arts0.69%
Housing0.69%
Personal Use0.23%
Health0.23%
Education0.23%

Partner

Distribution By Field Partner
Field Partner %
CAURIE Microfinance, A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services19.54%
Pearl Microfinance Limited16.55%
Hekima, A Partner Of World Relief8.28%
Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd7.82%
Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)5.75%
MicroKing Finance4.14%
Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)4.14%
Kenya Agency For Development Of Enterprise And Technology (KADET), A Partner Of World Vision…3.91%
Urwego Opportunity Bank3.91%
Turame Community Finance, A Partner Of World Relief And HOPE International2.99%
Micro Credit For Development And Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)2.53%
Microfund Togo2.30%
HOPE DRC, A Partner Of HOPE International1.84%
Soro Yiriwaso, A Partner Of Save The Children1.61%
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), A Partner Of ChildFund International1.38%
Alidé1.38%
HOFOKAM Ltd., A Partner Of Catholic Relief Services1.15%
Vision Finance Company S.a. (VFC), A Partner Of World Vision International0.92%
BRAC Uganda0.92%
Women And Associations For Gain Both Economic And Social (WAGES)0.92%
UIMCEC, A Partner Of ChildFund International0.69%
FECECAV0.69%
Faulu Kenya0.69%
ID Ghana0.69%
Prisma Honduras, S.A.0.46%
Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), A Partner Of World Hope International And World Relief0.46%
BRAC Tanzania0.46%
Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.0.46%
One Acre Fund0.46%
Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)0.46%
Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER0.46%
Micro Start/AFD0.46%
Association For Rural Development (ARD)0.23%
Yehu Microfinance Trust0.23%
BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited0.23%
BRAC South Sudan0.23%
Hluvuku-Adsema0.23%
Sero Lease And Finance Ltd. (SELFINA)0.23%
HOPE Congo S.A.0.23%

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