Kiva Loans for Palestine for Credit :and: Development (FATEN)

Su'ad : Palestine

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:01 PDT

$1,000 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2013

Su'ad is a 34-year-old married woman. She lives in Tulkarem in a small house with her husband. Su'ad's husband is a worker with low wages, which barely cover the family's needs. Su'ad has her own project, which is store selling clothing and home appliances. This project is a profitable one, but it needs more money to improve. Su'ad took a USD 3,000 loan from FATEN. This loan will help Su'ad to buy more stock for her store. This loan will increase Su'ad's income. Su'ad had the photo taken in her store.

Fathia : Palestine

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:50:01 PDT

$700 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2013

Fathia, age 51, is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her son appears in her Kiva profile photo. He is pictured inside the family's new house. Fathia and her husband have one son and a daughter. Her husband and son are employed as workers, but their salaries are low and barely cover the family's necessities. They are unable to afford to finish the new house they have recently built for the family. Fathia is requesting a 3,000 USD loan from FATEN. She will use her loan funds to help cover the cost of installing tiles and painting their new house. This loan will thus allow Fathia and her family to enjoy better living conditions in their new house.

Izzat : Palestine

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:10:02 PDT

$425 of $1,050 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2013

Izzat is a 36-year-old married man and a father to five sons and four daughters. He lives with his family in Rafah in an area where hired water sales can't reach his house. He is a worker who gets a small salary which is barely enough to cover the family's needs, but at the same time he is trying to offer better living conditions to his family. Izzat is requesting a 1,050 USD loan from FATEN to cover the cost of purchasing a water purification filter for his house. This will bring clean and healthy water for different uses to Izzat and his family. He is photographed in front of the water purification filter he has in his house.

Mohammad : Palestine

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:02 PDT

$325 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2013

Mohammad is a 63-year-old married man. He is a father to two sons and two daughters. Mohammad lives in Jenin and has a restaurant for making Palestinian traditional dishes such as hommos, foul and falafel. Mohammad has had this project for ten years. It has been a profitable project and the only source of income to him, but he needs more support to cover some necessary costs. Mohammad is requesting a 1,000 USD loan from FATEN to cover the cost of purchasing a blender, plates and additional chick peas and olive oil. Taking this loan will improve Mohammad's business and increase his sales, which will offer to Mohammad and his family better living conditions. Mohammad is photographed in his restaurant.

Abdulsalam : Palestine

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:10 PDT

$275 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2013

AbdulSalam is a Palestinian man. He is married and is the father of two sons and four daughters. AbdulSalam has been a municipal cleaner for one year. He earns a small salary, which is barely enough to cover his family's needs. AbdulSalam is requesting a 3,000 USD loan from FATEN to cover the cost of purchasing a machine to clean public places and gardens. This will allow him to expand the scope of his work, improve his work, and increase the family's income. The photo shows AbdulSalam at work.

Fatema : Palestine

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:40:01 PDT

$350 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2013

Fatema is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband appears in her Kiva profile photo. The picture was taken next to their new house. Fatema is a 47-year-old married woman and a mother of six sons. Her husband is a worker who earns a low salary, which is barely enough to cover the family's needs. Fatema wants to live with her family in better conditions, so she is requesting a 2,000 USD loan from FATEN to cover the cost of purchasing construction supplies such as wood, cement and iron to complete building the family's new house. Taking this loan will speed the process of completing their new house and enable Fatema and her family to enjoy living in their new house soon.

Mohammad : Palestine

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:00:24 PDT

$125 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2013

Mohammad is a 31-year-old married man, and he is a father to three sons and one daughter. Mohammad is employed and gets a small salary, which is not enough to cover all the family's needs. For the past three years, Mohammad has been driving a taxi, which has been a profitable project and a second source of income for the family. Mohammad is requesting a 1,500 USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the costs of purchasing a new engine for the taxi he drives. This will increase the taxi's ability to work extra hours and will enable Mohammad to take additional internal and external requests, which will improve the family's income positively. In the photo, Mohammad is in front of his taxi.

Mohammad : Palestine

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:00:01 PDT

$125 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 16, 2013

Mohammad is a 21-year-old single man from Gaza city. Mohammad has a grocery store, selling different types of groceries. It has been a profitable project, but not enough to cover the costs. Mohammad is requesting a 1,500 USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the costs of purchasing needed stock of basic groceries that customers often request such as rice, sugar and milk, and to make improvements in the store's condition such as installing additional shelves and painting. This will increase sales and increase Mohammad's income.

Samar : Palestine

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:00:05 PDT

$1,250 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 22, 2013

Samar is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband appears in her Kiva profile photo. Samar is a 29-year-old married young woman; she is the mother to one son and one daughter. Her husband is employed and gets a small salary, which is not enough to cover all the family's needs. Samar is requesting a 2,000 USD loan from FATEN to help her cover the cost of purchasing new living room furniture in order to improve the living conditions in her house. Taking this loan will allow Samar and her family comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house.

Randa : Palestine

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:40:44 PDT

$1,000 of $1,275 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 22, 2013

Randa is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband Marwan appears in her Kiva profile photo, with the picture inside the furniture store. Randa is a 31-year-old young married woman and a mother to two sons and one daughter. Randa's husband is employed and gets a low salary, which is the only source of income for the family and not quite enough to cover all their needs. Randa is requesting a USD Murabaha loan from FATEN to help her cover the cost of purchasing new bedroom furniture in order to improve the living conditions of her children in her house. Taking this loan will offer Randa's children comfortable and suitable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house. About Shariah-compliant lending: FATEN offers loan products that are designed to serve borrowers all over Palestine, including some religiously conservative areas. A key tenet of Islam is the prohibition of interest in the lending or accepting of money. This prohibition is based on the belief that money should be seen only as a medium of exchange and that it has no value in itself. FATEN has adapted the terms of this loan to fit the cultural context by attaching a 0% interest rate to the loan. In order to cover its costs, FATEN does charge a servicing fee. The amount you see fundraising includes both the principal loan and the loan servicing fees. As with all Kiva loans, you should expect to have your funds returned to you in accordance with the repayment schedule attached to this loan. For more information on lending in the Muslim world, please visit Kiva's Muslim World Lending helptext: http://tinyurl.com/3aekx8m.

Mohammad : Palestine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:50:02 PDT

$975 of $2,100 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2013

Mohammad is a 26-year-old married young man and a father of two daughters. Mohammad is employed and gets a low salary, which is just barely enough to cover his family's needs. Recently, Mohammad and his family moved to live in a new house, they don't have some home appliances such as a fridge and stove. Mohammad is requesting a $2,100 USD loan from FATEN to cover the cost of purchasing a new fridge and stove. Taking this loan will offer Mohammad and his family suitable home appliances so they can enjoy living in their new house.

Robin : Palestine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:20:02 PDT

$1,000 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2013

Robin is a 47-year-old married man from a small village near Jenin. He is a father with two sons and two daughters. He has worked as a taxi driver for six years and his wife works as an employee to help her husband with the family expenses. Robin took a 1,500 USD loan from FATEN. This loan will help him to cover the costs of yearly maintenance and make some improvements to his taxi. By taking this loan, the taxi capacity will increase so the family income will increase, too. Robin is photographed in front of his taxi.

Saba'a : Palestine

Wed, 01 May 2013 15:50:03 PDT

$650 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 1, 2013

Saba'a is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband appears in her Kiva profile photo. Saba'a is a 32-year-old, married woman, who has four sons and two daughters. She lives with her husband and children in Tulkarm city, in a simple house. The husband of Saba'a has been working as a taxi driver for ten years, and this is the only source of income for the family. This income can barely cover the family's needs. Saba'a took a USD loan, to help her husband cover the costs of insuring and licensing the taxi. This will help the family meet some of the current expenses they face.

Ablah : Palestine

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:01 PDT

$725 of $1,800 raised.

Started raising funds on May 2, 2013

Ablah is a 38-year-old married woman from Rafah. She is the mother of three sons & three daughters. Her husband works as an employee in the public sector, and also as a taxi driver to cover the family needs and live a decent life. Ablah is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband appears in her Kiva profile photo. The picture is of him next to his taxi. Ablah would like to help her husband in his taxi business so she took a USD loan from FATEN. This loan will help Ablah's husband pay the costs of maintaining the taxi. This will increase the taxi capacity, and earn more money.

Fares : Palestine

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:20:03 PDT

$575 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2013

Fares is a 31-year-old married young man. He lives in Gaza City with his wife. For the past year, Fares has been driving a taxi, which has been a profitable project and the only source of income for his family. Fares is requesting a 1,500 USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the costs of purchasing a new engine for the taxi he drives. This will increase his taxi's capacity to work extra hours and will enable Fares to take additional internal and external requests, which will improve Fares' income positively. Fares is photographed in front of his taxi.

Yasser : Palestine

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:40:03 PDT

$450 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2013

Yasser is a 22-year-old married man with no children yet. Yasser is a worker who gets a small salary, which is not big enough to cover all their costs. Yasser has been building a new house and now he wants to finish it, so he is requesting a 2,000 USD Youth loan from FATEN to cover the cost of painting the house and installing tiles and doors. Taking this loan will offer Yasser and his wife suitable home conditions so they can enjoy living in their new house soon. Yasser is photographed inside his new house.

Hala : Palestine

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:10:02 PDT

$325 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2013

Hala is a conservative person who prefers not to have her photo published online, so her husband appears in her Kiva profile photo, next to his taxi. Hala is a 34-year-old married woman and a mother to two sons and two daughters. Her husband is employed and earns a small salary, which is barely enough to cover the family's needs. For the past seven years, Hala's husband has been driving a taxi, which has been a profitable project, but also needs more support to cover some costs. Hala is requesting a 2,000 USD loan from FATEN to help her husband cover the costs of licensing and insuring the taxi he drives. This will enable Hala's husband to take additional internal and external requests, which will improve the family's income positively.

Ahmad : Palestine

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:40:44 PDT

$750 of $2,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 22, 2013

Ahmad who appears in the picture, is a 26-year-old single young man. Ahmad is employed in a local IT company and earns small salary, which is not quite enough to cover all his needs. Ahmad lives with the rest of his family members in a small house, and he wants to contribute to the purchase of new living room furniture. Ahmad is requesting a 2,000 USD loan from FATEN 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 Ahmad and the rest of his family members comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house.

Mahmoud : Palestine

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:10:09 PDT

$525 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2013

Mahmoud is a 41-year-old married man and a father to three sons and one daughter. He is a taxi driver but the low income he earns isn't enough to cover all the family's needs. For the past two years, Mahmoud has had a grocery store selling different types of groceries. It has been a profitable project, but also needs more support to cover the costs. Mahmoud is requesting a 3,000 USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the costs of purchasing needed stock of basic groceries that customers often request such as rice, sugar and canned food, and to make improvements in the store's condition such as installing additional shelves and painting. This will increase sales and increase Mahmoud's income. Mahmoud had his picture taken in his grocery store.

Nael : Palestine

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:10:09 PDT

$375 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 28, 2013

Nael, age 30 and unmarried, works in a bakery. At present he earns a very low salary that is not enough to cover his cost of living. Nael is pictured in his new house. He wants to prepare his new house so that he will be able to get married. He is therefore requesting a 3,000 USD Youth loan from FATEN, which will cover the cost of installing tiles and painting the house. Receiving this loan will enable Nael to complete his house, which will then cause him to be able to offer suitable home conditions to a prospective bride. He hopes to marry soon and looks forward to living with his wife in his new and finished house.

Mohammad : Palestine

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:30:10 PDT

$200 of $600 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2013

Mohammad is a 19-year-old single man. He lives in modest conditions with the rest of his family in Jabalia refugee camp. Mohammad works in repairing mobile phones and earns a small salary that is not enough to cover his needs. Mohammad also is a university student who wants to complete his studies, so he is requesting a loan from FATEN to help him cover the cost of purchasing a new laptop. This will help Mohammad to do his homework and reports and help him in his studies. This will ensure a better future for Mohammad and improve the family's living conditions. Mohammad is shown in the photograph.

Abdelkareem : Palestine

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:10:01 PDT

$150 of $2,525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2013

Abdekareem is a 35-year-old married man and a father to one son and two daughters. Abdelkareem is a municipal employee who earns a low salary, which is not enough to cover all the family's needs. Abdelkareem is requesting a USD Murabaha loan from FATEN to cover the cost of purchasing a refrigerator and washing machine for his house. This loan will enable Abdelkareem to improve his family's living conditions to be better. Abdelkareem appears in the photo. About Shariah-compliant lending: FATEN offers loan products that are designed to serve borrowers all over Palestine, including some religiously conservative areas. A key tenet of Islam is the prohibition of interest in the lending or accepting of money. This prohibition is based on the belief that money should be seen only as a medium of exchange and that it has no value in itself. FATEN has adapted the terms of this loan to fit the cultural context by attaching a 0% interest rate to the loan. In order to cover its costs, FATEN does charge a servicing fee. The amount you see fundraising includes both the principal loan and the loan servicing fees. As with all Kiva loans, you should expect to have your funds returned to you in accordance with the repayment schedule attached to this loan. For more information on lending in the Muslim world, please visit Kiva's Muslim World Lending helptext: http://tinyurl.com/3aekx8m.

Bassam : Palestine

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:30:02 PDT

$100 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 25, 2013

Bassam, who appears in the photo, is a 48-year-old married man and a father to two sons and two daughters. He is employed and gets a small salary that is barely enough to cover the family's needs. He is requesting a 1,500 USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the cost of purchasing new bedroom furniture in order to improve the living conditions in his house. Taking this loan will offer to Bassam and his wife comfortable furniture so both of them can enjoy living in their house.

Marwan : Palestine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:30:27 PDT

$150 of $1,000 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2013

Marwan is a 32-year-old married man and a father to four sons and three daughters. Marwan is living a modest life with his family in Jabalia refugee camp. He is employed and gets small salary, which is barely enough to cover his family's needs. Marwan is requesting a 1,000 USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the cost of purchasing new living room furniture in order to improve living conditions in his house. Taking this loan will offer Marwan and his family members comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house. Marwan is photographed in his house.

Saeed : Palestine

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:40:12 PDT

$150 of $1,900 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2013

Saeed who appears in the photo, is a 29-year-old married young man and a father to two sons and two daughters. Saeed is employed in a local university and earns small salary, which is almost enough to cover the family's needs. Saeed is requesting a USD Murabaha loan from FATEN to help him cover the cost of purchasing new living room furniture and bedroom furniture in order to improve living conditions in his house. Taking this loan will offer Saeed and his family comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house. About Shariah-compliant lending: FATEN offers loan products that are designed to serve borrowers all over Palestine, including some religiously conservative areas. A key tenet of Islam is the prohibition of interest in the lending or accepting of money. This prohibition is based on the belief that money should be seen only as a medium of exchange and that it has no value in itself. FATEN has adapted the terms of this loan to fit the cultural context by attaching a 0% interest rate to the loan. In order to cover its costs, FATEN does charge a servicing fee. The amount you see fundraising includes both the principal loan and the loan servicing fees. As with all Kiva loans, you should expect to have your funds returned to you in accordance with the repayment schedule attached to this loan. For more information on lending in the Muslim world, please visit Kiva's Muslim World Lending helptext: http://tinyurl.com/3aekx8m.

Zaher : Palestine

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:50:01 PDT

$125 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2013

Zaher is a 39-year-old single man from Jericho. He has his own business selling electrical home appliances. He is a worker on a low wage that barely cover his needs. He is looking to complete his new home. He does not have enough money for this, so he needs a loan of $3000 from FATEN. His home will be completed and be ready, so Zaher and his future wife will live in it. He is pictured in front of his home.

Mohammad : Palestine

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:50:02 PDT

$100 of $650 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2013

Mohammad, who appears in the photo, is a 20-year-old single man. Mohammad lives with his family in Gaza and his father owns a sewing workshop, which is a profitable project and the only source of income for the family. Mohammad is a university student who wants to complete his studies, so he is requesting a USD loan from FATEN to help him cover the cost of purchasing a new laptop. This will help Mohammad to do his homework and reports and help him in his studies. This will ensure a better future for Mohammad and improve the family's living conditions.

Majed : Palestine

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:50:02 PDT

$75 of $1,275 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2013

Majed, who appears in the photo, is a 42-year-old married man and a father to four sons and two daughters. Majed is employed and earns a small salary, which is not enough to cover all the family's needs. Majed is requesting a USD Murabaha loan from FATEN to help him cover the cost of purchasing new bedroom furniture in order to improve living conditions in his house. Taking out this loan will offer Majed and his family comfortable furniture so they can enjoy living in their house. About Shariah-compliant lending: FATEN offers loan products that are designed to serve borrowers all over Palestine, including some religiously conservative areas. A key tenet of Islam is the prohibition of interest in the lending or accepting of money. This prohibition is based on the belief that money should be seen only as a medium of exchange and that it has no value in itself. FATEN has adapted the terms of this loan to fit the cultural context by attaching a 0% interest rate to the loan. In order to cover its costs, FATEN does charge a servicing fee. The amount you see fundraising includes both the principal loan and the loan servicing fees. As with all Kiva loans, you should expect to have your funds returned to you in accordance with the repayment schedule attached to this loan. For more information on lending in the Muslim world, please visit Kiva's Muslim World Lending helptext: http://tinyurl.com/3aekx8m.

Raed : Palestine

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:40:03 PDT

$100 of $3,000 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2013

Raed is a 47-year-old married man and a father to two sons and two daughters; their ages are between 18 and 10 years old. Raed is a local university employee who gets a small salary, which is not enough to cover all the family's needs. Raed wants to improve his living conditions and make his life easier, so he is requesting a 3,000 USD loan from FATEN to help him complete the price of purchasing a vehicle. Taking this loan will enable Raed to own a personal vehicle, which will facilitate his movement and also the rest of his family members. Raed is in the picture in front of his vehicle.