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These borrowers are fueling their communities with food (and love) at markets, small grocery stores and restaurants.

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Martha María
Ecuador
A loan of $1,525 helps to purchase groceries, perfume, jewelry, deodorant, etc. Read more
$475 to go
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Maria
Honduras
A loan of $3,450 helps to buy a solar-powered freezing system that will help her improve earnings from a grocery store business. Read more
$2,625 to go
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Suzan
Jordan
A loan of $1,000 helps to buy goods for her home-based vegetable store. Read more
$400 to go
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Éver Arnoldo
El Salvador
A loan of $1,500 helps him to buy a machine to mix the dough with which he makes bread. Read more
$600 to go
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Lilliam Emerita
Nicaragua
A loan of $900 helps to buy vinegar, oil, vegetables, and spices. Read more
$725 to go
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Tanguy
Rwanda
A loan of $8,575 helps to build out a new section of his restaurant. Read more
$975 to go
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Usafi Wa Moyo Group
Congo (DRC)
A loan of $6,750 helps a member to buy beverages wholesale, such as: Primus, Simba, Vitalo, and Fanta, to build on her initial capital. Read more
$3,650 to go
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María Consuelo
El Salvador
A loan of $550 helps to buy fruit, biscuits, milk and cinnamon among other products to make smoothies and sell them. Read more
$200 to go
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Santa Librada Group
Paraguay
A loan of $4,200 helps a member to buy meat, condiments, chicken, corn, and other ingredients. Read more
$450 to go
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Edwin Ernesto
El Salvador
A loan of $700 helps to buy some coolers to keep the seafood to sell in good condition. Read more
$400 to go
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Joana
Fiji
A loan of $1,375 helps to buy bulk flour, rice, sugar, noodles, tinned foods, toiletries, washing items, food spices, biscuits, dairy items and others. Read more
$975 to go
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Luz Aleyda
Colombia
A loan of $875 helps to buy cement, bricks, Eternit, plumbing supplies, a stove, and pay labor. Read more
$875 to go
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