We loan because...
By empowering women in the fight for women's rights, poverty reduction, education and health promotion, we are helping to create a fairer and better world for everyone.

About us
Tareto Maa is a community based project in Kenya, set up as a result of the vision of Gladys Kiranto. It provides refuge for girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation and early enforced marriage. Tareto Maa also works within the wider community, supporting links with village leaders, and the church, providing education and health promotion. We are raising the profile and awareness of this organisation to all our friends on Kiva to promote their wonderful work.

Up to May, 2013 our Kiva team has had great success having bought over 15,000 loans on Kiva. We played a major part in the building of the two dormitories for the refuge, and the first classrooms of the school. We helped furnish the local church.

We are inviting you to join our team on Kiva, in order for you to be a part of Tareto Maa's success story on Kiva and in Kenya.

If anyone is thinking about offering help / support to Tareto Maa or the children we care for please contact me @

www.kiva.org/lender/helen1649

I would be delighted to hear from you.


Also please see:

The latest article about Tareto Maa, which is on girleffect.org :

www.girleffect.org/news/2013/04/how-economics-can-change-thinking-on-fgm

Our website at:

www.tareto-maa.org

We are on facebook:

www.facebook.com/login.php?next=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroups%2F136018319743141%2F%3Fref%3Dts%26fref%3Dts

and also see us on our Global Giving platform here:

www.globalgiving.org/projects/protect-70-girls-from-genital-mutilation-in-kenya/

Read Glady’s personal story as to how this project was started by visiting Worldpulse on:

worldpulse.com/magazine/columns/community-voices/kenya-a-cruel-cut-in-the-name-of-tradition#comment-87779

You can help by clicking once a day on the following link:

www.tinyurl.com/TaretoMaaClick

Every time a person makes one click, a free donation of one cent is given to children who would otherwise be at risk of genital mutilation.

We have a team on Vittana, another money lending platform at

vittana.org/groups/242

Also see:

www.girleffect.org

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