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Refugees and IDPs

More than 65 million people have been forced to leave their homes in the wake of human or natural disasters, and most can’t return for many years, if ever. Refugees, internally displaced people and host communities need our support.

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Olive
Rwanda
A loan of $2,150 helps to buy more food and increase her shop's selection. Read more
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Blanca Luz
Colombia
A loan of $725 helps to purchase creole potato seeds, triple 15 soil amendment, chicken manure, and lime, and to build a pen. Read more
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Suzan
Jordan
A loan of $1,000 helps to buy goods for her home-based vegetable store. Read more
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Jesus Maria
Colombia
A loan of $300 helps to buy materials such as compost and poisons for the maintenance of his crops, and also pay for labor. Read more
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Araselis Del Carmen
Colombia
A loan of $175 helps to purchase chickens and feed. Read more
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Eusebio
Colombia
A loan of $300 helps to buy construction tools. Read more
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Yenis Del Carmen
Colombia
A loan of $875 helps to invest in an inventory of animals, have working capital, and fix up her animal pens. Read more
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Tanguy
Rwanda
A loan of $8,575 helps to build out a new section of his restaurant. Read more
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Yolima Marcela
Colombia
A loan of $575 helps to purchase a motorcycle to deliver the products and cookies. Read more
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Aloys
Rwanda
A loan of $875 helps to buy more inventory for his general store. Read more
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Sormellys
Colombia
A loan of $375 helps to buy crates of beer wholesale. Read more
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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
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