Kiva Loans for Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

C 8070 Coabunya Iii Group : Rwanda

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:30:04 PDT

$625 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Celestin is 39 years old and married with two children. He takes care of five relatives. He owns an agriculture business selling tomatoes from 6 am until 5 pm per week except on the weekend. He currently employs four people to help him. He is the leader of the group called "C 8070 COABUNYA III" in the local language. He is pictured with a paper in his hand and he has two years of experience in this work. Celestin has requested a loan from Kiva lenders via Vision Finance Company in order to buy fertilizer to use in his agriculture business to cultivate more tomatoes to sell. With the profit, he expects to save money for his future, to reinvest in his business and to pay his children's school fees.

C 4834 Abahuzamuco Group : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:20:03 PDT

$1,475 of $2,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Valentine is 25 years old, married and the mother of three children. She leads a loan group called "C 4834 Abahuzamuco" in the local language. Valentine (who is the second person from the right in this photo) has four years of experience selling shoes. Her business is well-organized and she works from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. every day of the week. She is requesting this loan from Kiva lenders to buy more shoes to sell to her customers. She will use any additional profit she earns to save for the future and re-invest in her business.

C 8937 Abanyamurava Group : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 06:40:03 PDT

$1,125 of $2,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Nyirantore is 47 years old and is married with five children. She is the leader of a group that is called "C 8937 ABANYAMURAVA" in the local language. Nyirantore (pictured at the back, on the right) has 10 years of experience selling various goods such as cooking oil and cassava. Her business is well-organized and is open from 7 am to 6 pm every day, except on Sundays. Nyirantore has requested a loan from Kiva lenders in order to purchase various goods to sell, such as cooking oil and cassava. With any profit she makes, she will be able to save for her future and to build her own house.

Jean Baptiste : Rwanda

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:30:05 PDT

$925 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 15, 2012

Jean Baptiste is 36-years-old and is married with one child who is 2-years-old. He also takes care of 2 relatives aged between 20 and 24 years old. He sells meat and he has been in this business for 21 years. His business is open from 7 a.m to 5 p.m every day per week. Jean Baptiste has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to buy a large quantities of meat for re-sale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Jean Pierre : Rwanda

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:50:23 PDT

$600 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 15, 2012

Jean Pierre is 31 years old and married with two children. He takes care of three relatives. He sells charcoal in sacs, and he has been in this business for three years. His business is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day each week. Jean Pierre has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more charcoal in sacs to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Augustin : Rwanda

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:20:13 PDT

$200 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Augustin is 32 years old and is married with one child who is 13 years old. He sells various goods such as: biscuits, juice, water, sugar, cakes, cooking oil etc and he has three years of experience in this business. Augustin currently employs one person to help him and his business is open from 6.30 a.m to 7 p.m every day per week. Augustin has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods such as: biscuits, juice, water, sugar, cakes, cooking oil etc to sell. With any profits, he will be able to re-invest in his business, and he will be able to buy a house for his family.

C 4925 Twungubumwe Group : Rwanda

Wed, 09 May 2012 03:20:02 PDT

$300 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Elissa is 25 years old and is married with one child who is one year old. He owns a computer business and his business is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. seven days per week. Elissa is the leader of the group called "C 4925 TWUNGUBUMWE" in the local language which in English means "TO BE TOGETHER." Elissa is the second person from left in the photo above. He currently employs one person to help him and he has one year of experience in this work. Elissa has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to buy more computers for re-sale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and to re-invest in his business.

Eugene : Rwanda

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:20:05 PDT

$225 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 15, 2012

Eugene is a 44-year-old married man with three children, and he takes care of four relatives. He sells various goods, such as juice, water, biscuits, sugar, and fresh milk, and he has been in this business for three years. His business is open from 6 a.m to 6 p.m seven days a week. Eugene has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company to purchase various goods to sell. He will save any profits for his future and to reinvest in his business.

Anastase : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:30:03 PDT

$125 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Anastase is thirty-three years old and is married with four children aged between three and twelve. He also takes care of five relatives. He sells meat and he has been in this business for three years. Anastase has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase large quantities of meat to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Jean D`amour : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:30:04 PDT

$275 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Jean d`Amour is thirty-one years old and is married with three children aged between one and twelve. He sells various goods such as cooking oil, soap, pens, plastic shoes etc and he has been in this business for two years. Jean d`Amour has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods such as cooking oil, soap, pens, plastic shoes etc to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

C 9458 Abunzubumwe Group : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:20:25 PDT

$125 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Jacqueline is thirty-four years old and is married with four children aged between three and ten. She is the leader of a group which called "C 9458 ABUNZUBUMWE" in the local language. Jacqueline (with the hand raised) has two years of experience selling various goods such as cooking oil, soap, biscuits, sugar etc. Her business is well-organized and she currently employs one person to help her. Jacqueline has requested a loan from Kiva lenders in order to purchase various goods such as cooking oil, soap, biscuits, sugar etc to sell. With any profit, she will be able to save for the future and to renovate her house.

Leonard : Rwanda

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:09 PDT

$100 of $675 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Leonard is 28 years old and is single and he takes care of 1 relative. He sells various goods such as: cooking oil, soap, plastic shoes, rice, biscuits etc. and he has three years of experience in this business. Leonard currently employs five people to help him. Leonidas has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods such as: cooking oil, soap, plastic shoes, rice, biscuits etc. to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to build his own house.

Francois De Paul : Rwanda

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:30:02 PDT

$100 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Francois de Paul is 22 years old and single. He sells used t-shirts, trousers and cover-ups for children and the elderly. He has one year of experience in this business and currently employs one person to help him. Francois de Paul has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company to purchase more second-hand clothing to sell. With the profits, he will be able to save for his future and build his own house.

Jean Damascene : Rwanda

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:30:03 PDT

$100 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Jean Damascene is 35 years old and married with four children aged between two and eleven years. He also takes care of seven relatives. For the past six years he has sold various goods from his shop such as lotions, cooking oil, biscuits, soap, Fanta, etc.

Jean Damascene has requested a 600,000 RWF loan from Vision Finance Company in order to buy more stock for his shop. With his profits he will be able to save for his future and build his own house.

Emmanuel : Rwanda

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:30:02 PDT

$100 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Emmanuel is 30 years old and single. He sells bananas and he has three years of experience in this business. Emmanuel currently employs two people to help him and his business is open from 8 am to 6 pm every day except Sunday. Emmanuel has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company to purchase more bananas for re-sale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and re-invest in his business.

Vedaste : Rwanda

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:20:04 PDT

$175 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 29, 2012

Vedaste is 35 years old and is married with two children. He sells various goods, such as lotions, cakes, soap, cooking oil, etc. in his store. His store is open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. every day except on Saturday. He currently employs three people to help him. He has 2 years of experience in this work. Vedaste has requested a loan from Kiva lenders via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods, such as lotions, cakes, soap, cooking oil, etc. to sell. With the profit, he expects to save money for his future to reinvest in his business and to pay his children's school fees.

Athanael : Rwanda

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:40:03 PDT

$225 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Athanael is 37 years old and married with 4 children. He sells cassava flour, and his business is open from 8am until 7pm everyday except Sunday. He currently employs one person to help him, and has five years of experience in this work. Athanael has requested a loan from Kiva lenders via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more cassava flour for resale. With the profit, he expects to save money for his future, reinvest in his business, and pay his children's school fees.

Gratien : Rwanda

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:30:02 PDT

$50 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Gratien is 32 years old and is married. He has four children and he takes care of six relatives. He sells various goods such as soap, cooking oil, biscuits, sugar, etc., and his business is open from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. per week except on the weekend. He currently employs three people to help him and he has three years of experience in this work. Gratien has requested a loan from Kiva lenders via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods such as soap, cooking oil, biscuits, sugar, etc., to sell. With the profit, he expects to save money for his future and to reinvest in his business.

Jean Bosco : Rwanda

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:40:03 PDT

$100 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Jean Bosco is 37 years old and is married with five children between the ages of 7 and 15 years. He sells various goods such as Colgate, toilet paper, sugar, salt, lotions, and cooking oil, and he has been in this business for six years. His business is open from 8 am to 7 pm. Jean Bosco has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Francois : Rwanda

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:30:02 PDT

$175 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Francois is 54 years old, married and the father of five children. For the last three years, he has earned a living by selling spare parts. His business is open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the week. He has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company to buy more spare parts to sell to his customers. He will use his profits to reinvest in his business and pay his children's school fees.

Augustin : Rwanda

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:40:02 PDT

$25 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Augustin is 30 years old and is married with two children. He sells various food such as beans, sorghum, potatoes, etc. and he has been in this business for 2 years. His business is open from 7 am to 7 pm per week and he currently employs two people to help him. Augustin has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various food such as beans, sorghum, potatoes, etc. to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Seth : Rwanda

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:40:02 PDT

$50 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Seth is 38 years old and is married with two children. He sells various food such as cooking oil, sugar, juice, soap, water, etc. and he has been in this business for one year. His business is open from 7 am to 7 pm per week and he currently employs two people to help him. Seth has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various food such as cooking oil, sugar, juice, soap, water, etc. to sell. With any profits, Seth will be able to save for his future and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Vedaste : Rwanda

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:40:02 PDT

$100 of $1,350 raised.

Started raising funds on May 4, 2012

Vedaste is 32 years old and is single. He owns a stationery business selling books and other materials and he has been in this business for two years. His business is open from 8 am to 6 pm per week and he currently employs two people to help him. Vedaste has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to expand his stationery business by buying more books, more materials, etc. for resale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and he will be able to reinvest in his business

Jean Damascene : Rwanda

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:00:43 PDT

$225 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Jean Damascene is 26 years old and he is single. He sells goats and he has been in this business for 2 years. His business is open from 5 am to 6 pm each day and he currently employs one person to help him. Jean Damascene has requested a Kiva loan, via Vision Finance Company, in order to purchase more goats for resale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future. He will be able to reinvest profits into his business and he will be able to buy a house.

Emmanuel : Rwanda

Wed, 09 May 2012 23:00:04 PDT

$100 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Emmanuel is 23 years old and is single. He owns a business which sells various goods such as eggs, biscuits, bottled water, soap, powder, etc. His business is open from 6 am to 8 pm every day of the week except on Sunday. Emmanuel has four years of experience in this work. Emmanuel has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more eggs, biscuits, bottled water, soap, powder, etc. to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and build his own house.

Theoneste : Rwanda

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:40:04 PDT

$125 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Theoneste is 31 years old and is married with four children. He owns a pub business selling soft drinks such as: Fanta, juice, water and so on and food (beans, rice, potatoes, meat, etc.). His business is open from 7 am to 8 pm each day. He currently employs one person to help him. Theoneste has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more crates of bottles to use in his pub for getting more profits from in his soft drinks. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, to reinvest in his business and he will be able to pay school fees for his children.

Gregoire : Rwanda

Fri, 11 May 2012 19:40:02 PDT

$0 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Gregoire is 32 years old. He is married with two children aged between four and eight years old. He sells various goods, such as lotions, clothing, umbrellas, biscuits, etc. He has been in this business for four years. His business is open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day each week, except for Saturday. Gregoire has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods, such as lotions, clothing, umbrellas, biscuits, etc. to sell. With any profit, he will be able to save for his future and to re-invest in his business.

Samuel : Rwanda

Fri, 11 May 2012 20:40:03 PDT

$75 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Samuel is 30 years old and married with one child. He sells bags and his business is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day except on the weekend. He currently employs two people to help him and he has four years of experience in this work. Samuel has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more bags for resale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Eric : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:10:13 PDT

$25 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Eric is twenty-nine years old and is married with one child who is two years old. He sells sorghum in sacks and he has been in this business for two years. Eric has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase a large quantities of sorghum in sacks for re-sale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to re-invest in his business.

Anastase : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:10:24 PDT

$50 of $1,475 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Anastase is fifty-four years old and is married with four children aged between six and twenty-eight years old. He sells various goods such as cooking oil, soap, salt, rice, lotions etc. Anastase has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods such as cooking oil, soap, salt, rice, lotions etc to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to re-invest in his business.

Gaspard : Rwanda

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:40:03 PDT

$75 of $1,175 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Gaspard is 50 years old. He is married with four children between the ages of 5 and 16 years old, and he takes care of 4 relatives. Gaspard sells meat. He currently employs one person to help him, and he has three years of experience in this line of work. Gaspard has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase large quantities of meat for resale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future and he will be able to build his own house.

Felicien : Rwanda

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:10:03 PDT

$50 of $675 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Felicien is 27 years old and married with two children aged one and four years. He also takes care of three relatives. Felicien has a shop in which he sells various goods such as lotions, powders, toothpaste, juice, water, etc. He has been in business for five years and currently employs three people.

Felicien has requested a 400,000 RWF loan from Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more of the same type of shop goods to sell. With his profits he will be able to save for his future and renovate his house.

Juvenal : Rwanda

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:50:02 PDT

$25 of $850 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Juvenal is 33 years old and is single. He sells soft drinks like Fanta and local drinks and he has been in this business for three years. Juvenal has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase more soft drinks like Fanta and local drinks for resale. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to reinvest in his business.

Alphonse : Rwanda

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:10:14 PDT

$50 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 22, 2012

Alphonse is 26 years old and is single. He sells various goods such as: cooking oil, soap, sugar, rice, biscuits etc and he has two years of experience in this business. Alphonse starts his business from 7 a.m to 7 p.m every day per week. Alphonse has requested a Kiva loan via Vision Finance Company in order to purchase various goods such as: cooking oil, soap, sugar, rice, biscuits etc to sell. With any profits, he will be able to save for his future, and he will be able to re-invest in his business.