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World Refugee Day

More than 68 million people have been forced to leave their homeland, but refugees need more than just emergency aid – they also need long-term solutions. Help them find hope beyond crisis by providing loans where traditional finance does not.

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Ingris Stella
Colombia
A loan of $575 helps to buy showcases, to improve her living room to transform it into a shop and to open her window to sell there. Read more
$75 to go
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Nelvis Nilet
Colombia
A loan of $450 helps to buy more shoes to increase her sales. Read more
$150 to go
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Suheil
Palestine
A loan of $2,000 helps to buy new inventory of makeup and cosmetics to resell at his retail shop. Read more
$1,800 to go
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Yanet Del Carmen
Colombia
A loan of $875 helps to buy materials to renovate three additiona rooms (paint and furnishings). Read more
$250 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
$2,350 to go
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Sanaa
Palestine
A loan of $3,000 helps to buy a new collection of housewares to sell. Read more
$1,175 to go
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Anhal
Lebanon
A loan of $1,750 helps to buy tools and different types of equipment for his cafe. Read more
$550 to go
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Luis Alberto
Colombia
A loan of $300 helps to buy more pigs to raise to increase his production. Read more
$275 to go
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Arnoldo De Jesus
Colombia
A loan of $800 helps to purchase wholesale cheese. Read more
$150 to go
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