Kiva Loans for Al-Amal Microfinance Bank

Ashjan Group : Yemen

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:10:02 PDT

$475 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 23, 2013

This group is called Ashjan, which consists of six ladies who live in Sana`a, Yemen. They applied for a loan of 250,000 YER. Ashjan is a 21-year-old married woman who lives in Sana`a, Yemen. She is employed and gets a small salary that is not enough to cover all the family's needs. She works hard to provide for her family. She needs to buy a fridge to keep foods and juices safe and cold. She is requesting a loan of 50,000 YER from AMB to help her cover the cost of purchasing a new fridge in order to improve the living conditions in her house. Taking this loan will allow her and her family to feel comfortable, so they can enjoy living in their house.

Mahross : Yemen

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:40:06 PDT

$950 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2013

Mahross is a 38-year-old married man who lives in Sana`a, Yemen with three children. He runs a grocery store for 4 years and earns a low daily income. He worked really hard and lives in a poor area. He said that he couldn`t provide for his family`s needs permanently due to his business not running well. He would like to expand his business. He applied for a loan of 199,999 YER from AMB to buy new products for his grocery store in order to expand his business. In the future, he hopes to improve his living standards so he could apply his increased profits to his family’s needs.

Shakr : Yemen

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:20:02 PDT

$50 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2013

Shakr, who appears in the photo, is a 31-year-old married man and a father to three children and lives in Sana`a, Yemen. The borrower is a very hardworking individual who strives for a better life. He is employed and gets a small salary that is not enough to cover the family's needs. He feels embarrassed when guests come to his house due to lack of money to buy furniture. He is requesting a loan of 250,000 YER from AMB to help him cover the cost of purchasing furniture in order to improve the living conditions in his house. Taking this loan will offer Shakr and his family comfortable furniture so all of them can enjoy living in their house.

Hamamt Al-Salam Group : Yemen

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:10:12 PDT

$75 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 23, 2013

This group, called Hamamt Al-Salam, consists of four members who live in Aden, Yemen. They applied for a loan of 200,000 YER. Hana is a 55-year-old married woman. She has been selling food for one year. She is a very hardworking person who very much wants to get ahead. She describes her biggest challenge as insufficient funds for improving her business. She requests a loan of 50,000 YER from AMB to buy food to stock up her business so as to be able to meet her customers' demands and to increase her profit.

Mohammed : Yemen

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:20:02 PDT

$525 of $825 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2013

Mohammed is a 33-year-old married man who has five children. They live in Sana'a, Yemen. He is a doctor and earns a small salary which is not enough to cover all the family's needs. Mohammed had an accident which dis-enabled him to continue his career for a period. He believes that nobody will lend you money if you stay at home, so he is forced to continue his work in order to provide for his family. He is requesting a 175,000 Yemeni rial loan from AMB to help cover the cost of purchasing new living room furniture in order to improve the living conditions in his house. Taking out this loan will allow him and his family to have comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house.

Yahya : Yemen

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:02 PDT

$350 of $550 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2013

Yahya is 37 years old, a married man with four children. He is uneducated, living in a poor area in Haja, Yemen. He has accumulated some money to renovate his house. It is known that house renovation needs a lot of money. He has started renovating his house but now he is short of money. He needs to complete the renovation task, so he asked for a loan of 115,999 YER to buy construction materials to use for his house. He hopes that after the completion of house renovation, he can start accumulating money to improve the living conditions of his family and to buy a car.

Ammar : Yemen

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:30:01 PDT

$125 of $475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2013

Ammar is a 35-year-old married man and a father of one child. He lives with his family in Sana`a, Yemen. He is a worker who gets a small salary which is not enough to cover the family's needs, but at the same time he is trying to offer better living conditions to his family. He is requesting a 100,000 YER loan from AMB to cover the cost of purchasing a fridge and a washing machine for his house. Taking this loan will offer him and his family comfort so they can enjoy living in their house.

Saleh : Yemen

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:20:05 PDT

$375 of $1,200 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2013

Saleh is 43 years old. He is a married man and has four children who live in Sana`a, Yemen. He is the breadwinner of his family. He is a teacher getting a low salary, who tries to work hard every day to be able to offer the best to his family. He feels embarrassed when guests come to visit and he does not have furniture for his home. He is requesting the loan in order to purchase furniture for his house. His dream is to keep on acquiring the things he lacks. The challenge he faces is fighting any problems that arise.

Mohammed : Yemen

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:50:02 PDT

$200 of $1,650 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2013

Mohammed is a 40-year-old, married man who has five children. They live in a poor area in Sana'a, Yemen. He is a hardworking and kindly man who strives to provide for his family. He is a teacher earning a low salary which is not enough to cover his family's expenses. He suffers a financial challenge, because he doesn't have a second source of income besides his salary. Sometimes, his children are forced to stay at home and not go to school, because they have nothing for daily expenses like transportation and food to attend school. Mohammed decided to buy home appliances for his house. So, he applied for a loan of 349,999 Yemeni rials from AMB. He hopes to improve his living standards.

Hashim : Yemen

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:50:03 PDT

$775 of $1,400 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2013

Hashim is 38 years old and married. He has two children and lives in Taiz, Yemen. He is an employee in the government sector getting a low salary, which is barely enough to cover his family's needs. He requested a loan of 300,000 YER to help him cover the cost of purchasing a new laptop. This will help him do his homework and reports. This will ensure a better future and improve his living conditions.

Yahya : Yemen

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:30:02 PDT

$400 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 13, 2013

Yahya is a very responsible and hardworking man. He lives with his four children in Ibb, Yemen. He is an employee getting a low salary, which is not enough to cover household expenses. He also has a bus with which to earn daily income, to improve his living standards. He is requesting the loan so he can purchase a washing machine, television and fridge. He hopes to provide his family a better life.

Mohsin : Yemen

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:01 PDT

$100 of $1,550 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2013

Mohsin is a 37-year-old married man. He is employed in an education office and earns a small salary, which is not quite enough to cover all his needs. He lives with his family in Sana`a, Yemen. He is requesting a loan of 330,000 YER from AMB to help him cover the cost of purchasing new living room furniture in order to improve the living conditions in his house. Taking this loan will offer him comfortable furniture so he can enjoy living in their house.

Ali : Yemen

Mon, 20 May 2013 01:50:02 PDT

$150 of $1,475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2013

Ali is 40 years old. He is a married man and has four children who live in Sana`a, Yemen. He is the breadwinner of his family. He is a teacher getting a low salary, who tries to work hard every day to be able to offer the best to his family. He feels embarrassed when guests come to visit and he does not have furniture for his home. He is requesting the loan in order to purchase furniture for his house. His dream is to keep on acquiring the things he lacks, the challenge he faces is fighting any problems that arise.

Moflah : Yemen

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:40:01 PDT

$275 of $1,875 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2013

Moflah is 44 years old, married, and is a father of eleven children who live in Haja, Yemen. He is the sole provider of the family. He is an employee, getting a low salary. He said he faces a difficult situation where his income is not enough to cover his big family needs. He has a small house and he is well-known in his surrounding area, with an excellent reputation. He intends to renovate his house. Moflah is requesting a loan of YER 400,000 from Al-Amal Microfinance Bank (AMB) to buy construction supplies to use for renovating his house. He believes that this loan will positively improve his life. He hopes to be able to provide for his family’s needs and to provide them with better living conditions.

Faisal : Yemen

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:00:01 PDT

$375 of $2,100 raised.

Started raising funds on May 12, 2013

Faisal is a hardworking and kind man. He is a 52 year old who lives in Sana`a, Yemen. He is married with six children. Faisal's family live happily together, but they are poor. He is an employee in the water & environment ministry. He lives in a rented house and his salary is less than what he needs to cover household expenses and pay for rent. He intends to buy furniture and home appliances to use for the house but he doesn`t have enough money to buy what he needs. So, he is asking for a loan of 450,000 YER from AMB to buy furniture and home appliances. This loan will help this good man to make his family happy. He hopes to improve the family's living conditions.

Abdulrhman : Yemen

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:20:03 PDT

$225 of $1,300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2013

Abdulrhman is a 41-year-old man. He is married and lives with his children in Sana`a, Yemen. He is a very happy, energetic man. He is employed in an education office and works in the morning; he gets a low salary. He has another source of income which is a taxi, and he works in the afternoon to cover his family’s expenses. He has saved up money, but does not have enough for buying furniture. He has decided to apply for a loan of 274,999 YER from AMB to buy furniture for his house. He hopes that he will be supported and lenders will help him to realize his plans.

Al-Ekhlass Group : Yemen

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:20:01 PDT

$0 of $950 raised.

Started raising funds on May 23, 2013

This group is called Al-Ekhlass which consists of 4 ladies who live in Dhamar, Yemen. They work hard to improve their lives. They applied for a loan of 200,000 YER. Sabah is a 29-year-old, married woman and she is the leader of this group. Her family lives in small house. It is very difficult and uncomfortable for them. She is requesting a 50,000 YER loan from AMB to help cover the cost of purchasing new living room furniture and home appliances in order to improve the living conditions in her house. Taking out this loan will allow her and her family to have comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house.