A loan helped a member to purchase pharmaceutical products.


Maisha Group's story

Jacqueline is an entrepreneur who owns a pharmacy in a busy area of town. She is the treasurer of the "Maisha" credit group, a client of IMF Hekima. She is a 52-year-old widowed mother to 11 children; eight of them are currently attending school while the other three are already fully-grown adults.

She wants to purchase pharmaceutical products in order to bolster her business. She started this activity seven years ago with capital given to her by her now deceased husband. Finally, she would like to thank Hekima for the support they give to entrepreneurs excluded from the traditional banking system.

In this group: Pauline, Bibiche, Abeziba, Tchizungu, Kahiwa, Jacqueline, Kabuyaya, Bujiriri, Antoinette, Michelline, Nsimire, Buhendwa, Mirimo, Mapendo, Ortence, Lea, Adolph, Jaen Bosco, Jacques, Stephani, Louise, Mungumwa, Esperence, Ukobizaba, Mapendo, Janvier

Translated from French by Kiva volunteer anonymized.


This loan is special because:

It serves entrepreneurs in conflict-affected areas with few opportunities.



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