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  <title>Kiva Loans for BRAC Sierra Leone</title>
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  <description>Kiva Loans for BRAC Sierra Leone</description>
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   <title>Yambom : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156694</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $225 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 44-year-old Yambom from Lunsar branch. She is a married businesswoman with one child, 15 years old, who is currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Yambom runs a retail business and sells articles to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 25 years. Yambom says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation, goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more items like toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. to increase her business. Yambom says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:10:24 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155564</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$225 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 46-year-old Fatmata from Masuba Branch. She is a married business woman with three children between the ages of 15 and 20. They are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Fatmata runs a retail business and sells electronics to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 14 years. Fatmata says that her challenge is insufficient capital to purchase her product.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more electronics to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and KIVA For their support.
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:10:19 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Abie : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156715</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $350 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 26-year-old Abie from Tombo Branch. She is a married businesswoman with two children between the ages of 2 and 10 years. One is currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Abie runs a retail business and sells fish to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past five years. Abie says that her challenge is the slow sales in March month.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more raw fish to increase her business. Abie says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:30:20 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Aminata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3154226</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$225 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 2, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is Aminata, 45 years old, from the Port Loko Branch. She is a married businesswoman with two children, both between the ages of 22 and 25. They are not currently attending school. She started this business to improve her family&#039;s lives.

Aminata runs a retail business, selling cooking supplies to customers in her community. She has been in this business for the past 12 years. Aminata says her challenge is the rising cost of transportation in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase additional cooking items, such as fish and palm oil, to expand her business. Aminata says that the extra income from this loan will help to support her children&#039;s education. In the future, she would like to expand on a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:10:16 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Baindu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3154235</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$250 of $500 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 2, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! Baindu is a 44-year-old married businesswoman from Kandeh Town Branch. She has four children between the ages of 6 and 12 who are currently attending school.

Baindu runs a retail business and sells palm oil to her customers throughout the surrounding communities. She started this business to take care of her family and has been in business for 24 years.

Baindu says that her challenge is the increased cost of transportation in the country. She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more palm oil to increase her business.

Baindu says that the extra income from this loan will help with her children&#039;s education. In the future, she would like to expand her business. She thanks BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:10:17 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Kadiatu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3154983</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$150 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 7, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 49-year-old Kadiatu from Waterloo 3 Branch. She is a married businesswoman with four children between the ages of 12 and 24. Three are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Kadiatu runs a retail business, selling cooking supplies to customers in her community. She has been in this business for the past 16 years. Kadiatu says her challenge is the rising cost of goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items, such as cassava, palm oil, and potatoes, to increase her business. Kadiatu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand on a large scale.

She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:40:22 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Suward : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155037</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$100 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 7, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 23 year old Suward from Waterloo 3 Branch. She is a single businesswoman with no children. She started this business to empower herself. Suward runs a retail business and sells clothes to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 8 years. Suward says that her challenge is that sometimes she experiences slow sales of her products.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more clothes to increase her business. Suward says that the extra income from this loan will help to improved her standard of living.

In the future, she would like to expand to a larger scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:21 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Saidu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155548</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$125 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 42-year-old Saidu from Masuba Branch. He is a married business man with three children between the age of 9 months and 17 years. Two are currently attending school. He started this business to improve himself.

Saidu runs a retail business and sells bicycles to his customers around the communities. He has been in this business for the past 3 years. Saidu says that his challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation goods and commodities in the country.

He requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more bicycles to increase his business. Saidu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of his family. In the future, he would like to expand to a large scale. He says thanks to BRAC and KIVA for their support.
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:10:19 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155648</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$125 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 50-year-old Fatmata from Masuba Branch. She is a married businesswoman with fpur children between the age of 19 and 36. One is currently attending school. She started this business to improve her life and family.

Fatmata runs a retail business and sells jewelry items to her customers around the community. She has been in this business for the past 5 years. Fatmata says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation, goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more jewelry, earrings, etc. to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this lone will help to improve her life and family. In the future she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:30:21 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Sunkarie : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155669</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$100 of $875 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
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   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 49-year-old Sunkarie from Masuba Branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between 15 and 35 years old. Two are currently attending school. She started her business to take care of herself and her family.

Sunkarie runs a retail business and sells provisions to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 11 years ago. Her challenge is that during rainy season she sometimes experiences slow sales of her products.

Sunkarie requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more provisions such as milk, sugar, tea leaf, coco, etc to increase her business. She says that the extra income from this loan will help to increase her standard of living. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale.

Sunkarie says thanks to BRAC and Kiva For their support.
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    <item>
   <title>Beatrice : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155688</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155688&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/b791b401e891ea2edf88ef7ab8344e11.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Beatrice&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$100 of $875 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is Beatrice, a 36-year-old from the Masuba Branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the ages of 7 and 15, all of whom are currently attending school. She started her business to support her family.

Beatrice runs a retail business, selling provision items to customers in her community. She has been engaged in this work for the past three years. She notes that her main challenges are the rising costs of transportation, goods, and commodities in the country.

She has requested a loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more provision items such as milk, sugar, and other goods to expand her business. Beatrice says that the additional income from this loan will help her better support her family.

In the future, she hopes to grow her business to a larger scale. She would like to thank BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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    <item>
   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155689</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155689&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/07365ddbcaf2d228a3d4150f6ca1b3f9.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Fatmata&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone !

This is 30-year-old Fatmata from Masingbi Branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the ages of 15 and 28 years of age. One is currently attending school.

She started this business to take care of her family. Fatmata runs a retail business and sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 11 years.

Fatmata says that her challenge is the increase in cost of transportation in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items like onions, palm oil and peppers etc. to increase her business.

Fatmata says that the extra income from this lone will help to educate her children. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:20 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155689&quot;&gt;
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   <title>Jamestina : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155703</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155703&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/0ea4b1ca6b3ae542b1cb7d2f44d6abeb.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Jamestina&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$100 of $875 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 34 year old Jamestina from Looking Town Branch. She is a married businesswoman with two children between the age of 2 and 8 years old. They are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Jamestina runs a retail business and sells clothes to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 2 years. Jamestina says that her challenge is competing  with her other vendors in the market.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more clothes to increase her business. Jamestina says that the extra income from this loan will help to educate her children.

In the future, she would like to expand to a larger scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva For their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:50:20 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Isatu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156039</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156039&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/0f1184fcd7c04a8c628e80f03d688a13.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Isatu&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$75 of $400 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 9, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 44-year-old Isatu from Masingbi Branch. She is a married businesswoman with five children between the age of 5 and 22. Three are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Isatu runs a retail business and sells charcole to her customers around the community. She has been in this business for the past 11 years. Isatu says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more charcoal to increase her business. Isatu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:20:26 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155019</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155019&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/59e9fcfa29306444c92016bdd3397dbe.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Fatmata&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$25 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 45 year old Fatmata from the Waterloo 3 Branch. She is a married business woman with four children between the age of 8 and 21 years of age. Two are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Fatmata runs a retail business and sells foo-foo to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 11 years. Fatmata says that her challenge is slow sales during the rainy season.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more foo-foo to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale.

She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:20:19 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Rashid : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155029</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155029&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 48-year-old Rashid from the Waterloo 3 branch. He is a married businessman with six children aged 17 to 32. Four are currently attending school. He started this business to care for his family.

Rashid runs a retail business and sells provisions to his customers throughout the community. He has been in this business for the past 26 years now. Rashid says his challenge is the rising cost of goods in the market.

He requested a loan through BEAC Sierra Leone to purchase more provisions, such as milk, sugar, and tea, to increase his business. Rashid says that the extra income from this loan will help him take care of his family. In the future, he would like to expand it on a larger scale.

He says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:00:27 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155637</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155637&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 32-year-old Fatmata from Masuba Branch. She is a married businesswoman with two children between the age of 1 and 10. One is currently attending school. She started her business to take care of her family.

Fatmata runs a retail business and sells clothes and dressmaking supplies to her customers around the community. She has been in this business for the past 3 years. Fatmata says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more clothes, bags, shoes, etc. to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this lone will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:20:21 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Memunatu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155654</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155654&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$25 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 8, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 38-year-old Memunatu from Masuba Branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the age of 11 and 23. Two are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of herself and her family.

Memunatu runs a retail business and sells provisions items to her customers around the community. She has been in this business for the past 16 years. Mermunatu says that her challenge is sometimes she experiences slow sales and bad weather conditions.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more provision items like milk, sugar, tea, etc. to increase her business. Memunatu says that the extra income from this lone will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:30:22 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155997</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3155997&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/43673fd403693070c1ad6915c85b9fa1.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Fatmata&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$25 of $575 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 9, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 45-year-old Fatmata from Masingbi Branch. She is a married businesswoman with no children. Fatmata runs a retail business and sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. She started this business 9 years ago to take care of her family. Fatmata says that her challenge is the increase in the  cost of transportation in the country.

Fatmata requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items, like onions, palm oil, groundnut, etc., to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a larger scale. She says thanks to BRAC and KIVA for their support.
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    <item>
   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156011</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156011&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$50 of $350 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 9, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 26-year-old Fatmata from Masingbi Branch. She is a married business woman with four children between the age of 3 and 10 years old. They are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Fatmata runs a retail business and sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past six years. Fatmata says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items, like onion, palm oil, pepper, etc., to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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    <item>
   <title>Mama : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156022</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156022&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$25 of $625 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 9, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 59-year-old Mama from Masingbi Branch. She is a married business woman with three children between the age of 17 and 40 years old. Two are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Mama runs a retail business and sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past eight years. Mama says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items, like onions, palm oil, peppers, etc., to increase her business. Mama says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156022&quot;&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Marian : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156606</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156606&quot;&gt;
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone !

This is 35-year-old Marian from Lunsar Branch. She is a married businesswoman with two children between the ages of 4 and 14 years old. They are currently attending school.

She started this business to take care of her family. Marian runs a retail business and sells bread to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 6 years. Marian says that her challenge is the increase in cost of transportation, goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan, through BRAC Sierra Leone, to purchase more bread to increase her business. Marian says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family.

In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:22 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Sento : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156615</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156615&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 42-year-old Sento from Lunsar Branch. She is a married businesswoman with two children, 19 and 25 years old. One is currently attending school. She started this business to empower herself.

Sento runs a retail business and sells local food items to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past eleven years. Sento says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more local food items, like country rice, palm oil, cassava, potato, beans, bennie, etc. to increase her business. Sento says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:10:28 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Amidu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156647</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156647&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 33-year-old Amidu from Tombo branch. He is a married businessman with three children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old, all currently attending school. He started this business to care for his family.

Amidu runs a retail business and sells electronic items to his customers around the community. He has been in this business for the past seven years now. Amidu say that his challenge is the increase in prices of goods in the market.

He requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more electronic items, like radios and televisions, to increase his business. Amidu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of his family. In the future, he would like to expand to a larger scale. He says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:20:21 PDT</pubDate>
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    <item>
   <title>Fatmata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156654</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156654&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/37eec936af86e4aad5524cd4330379ca.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Fatmata&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 47-year-old Fatmata from Lunsar Branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the ages of 18 and 27 years old. One is currently attending school. She started this business to empower herself.

Fatmata runs a retail business and sells articles to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past ten years. Fatmata says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation, goods and commodities in the country.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more items like toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. to increase her business. Fatmata says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:20:22 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Suard : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156663</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156663&quot;&gt;
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   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone !

This is 46-year-old Suard from Tombo Branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the ages of 1 and 16 years old. Two are currently attending school.

She started this business to take care of her family. Suard runs a retail business and sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 10 years. Suard says that her challenge is the slow sales during the rainy season.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items like onions, palm oil and peppers etc. to increase her business.

Suard says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family.

In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and to Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:30:20 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156663&quot;&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Aminata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156671</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156671&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/2a1434f355f0c4fd80ccd4d4437a0ccc.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Aminata&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $350 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 33-year-old Aminata from Tombo branch. She is a married businesswoman with one child, 5 years old, who is currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Aminata runs a retail business and sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past four years. Aminata says that her challenge is the rainy season and slow sales of the business

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items like dry fish to increase her business. Aminata says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:30:21 PDT</pubDate>
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   &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156671&quot;&gt;
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    <item>
   <title>Kadiatu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156676</link>
   <description>
   		&lt;p&gt;
   		   		&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156676&quot;&gt;
   		&lt;img src=&quot;https://www.kiva.org/img/s100/94e60caae84bca39bddd6ced9fe14769.webp&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; alt=&quot;photo&quot; title=&quot;Kadiatu&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;
   		&lt;/a&gt;
   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
   			&lt;br/&gt;
   		   		&lt;br/&gt;
   			Greetings from Sierra Leone !

This is 33-year-old Kadiatu from Tombo Branch. She is a married businesswoman with one child the age of 4 years old who is not currently attending school.

She started this business to take care of her family. Kadiatu runs a retail business and sells fish to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 11 years. Kadiatu says that her challenge is the heavy wind and slow sales of the business.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more dry fish to increase her business. Kadiatu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family.

In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and to Kiva for their support.
   		&lt;/p&gt;
   		&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;
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   <title>Aminata : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156684</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $350 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 44-year-old Aminata from Tombo Branch. She is a married businesswoman with four children between nine and 13 years old. Two are currently attending school. She started her business to take care of her family.

Aminata runs a retail business that sells cooking items to her customers around the communities. In this business for the past 10 years, she says that her challenge is the increase in the cost of goods and commodities in the country.

Aminata requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more cooking items such as onions, palm oil, peppers, etc. to increase her business. She says that the extra income resulting from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale.

Aminata says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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   <title>Kadiatu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156689</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $350 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 36-year-old Kadiatu from Tombo branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the ages of 4 and 9 years old. They are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Kadiatu runs a retail business and sells fish to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past two years. Kadiatu says that her challenge is the lockdown of the sea.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more dry fish to increase her business. Kadiatu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a large scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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   <title>Rugiatu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156696</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 31-year-old Rugiatu from Tombo branch. She is a married businesswoman with one child, who is 3 years old and not attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Rugiatu runs a retail business and sells fish to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 10 years. Rugiatu says that her main challenge is the rainy season and the lock down of sea in February by the government.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more raw fish to increase her business. Rugiatu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a larger scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:20:19 PDT</pubDate>
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   <title>Hawa : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156708</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $450 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 44-year-old Hawa from Tombo branch. She is a married businesswoman with six children between the ages of 19 and 28 years old. Four are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Hawa runs a retail business and sells drinks to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 16 years. Hawa says that her main challenge is the increase in price and shortage of goods.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more assorted drinks and pure water to increase her business. Hawa says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a larger scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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   <title>Amadu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156718</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $525 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 49-year-old Amadu from Lunsar branch. He is a married businessman with two children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old. They are currently attending school. He started this business to take care of his family.

Amadu runs a retail business and sells local food items to his customers around the communities. He has been in this business for the past 11 years. Amadu says that his main challenge is the increase in the cost of goods and commodities in the country.

He requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more local food items such as foo-foo, cassava, gari, etc. to increase his business. Amadu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of his family. In the future, he would like to expand to a larger scale. He says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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   <title>Momodu : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156723</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 50-year-old Momodu from Lunsar branch. He is a married businessman with three children between the ages of 17 and 34 years old. All three are currently attending school. He started this business to take care of his family.

Momodu runs a retail business and sells bread to his customers around the communities. He has been in this business for the past 12 years. Momodu says that his main challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation, goods, and commodities in the country.

He requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more bread to increase his business. Momodu says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of his family. In the future, he would like to expand to a larger scale. He says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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   <title>Mariama : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156728</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 41-year-old Mariama from Tombo branch. She is a married businesswoman with three children between the ages of 5 and 20 years old. Two are currently attending school. She started this business to take care of her family.

Mariama runs a retail business and sells fish to her customers around the communities. She has been in this business for the past 14 years. Mariama says that her main challenge is the slowing of sales during the rainy season.

She requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more dry fish to increase her business. Mariama says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of her family. In the future, she would like to expand to a larger scale. She says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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   <title>Mamud : Sierra Leone</title>
   <link>https://www.kiva.org/lend/3156734</link>
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   		   		   		&lt;b&gt;$0 of $675 raised.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;

   			Started raising funds on Apr 10, 2026
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   			Greetings from Sierra Leone! This is 33-year-old Mamud from Lunsar branch. He is a married businessman with no children. He started this business to take care of his family.

Mamud runs a retail business and sells electrical goods to his customers around the communities. He has been in this business for the past 6 years. Mamud says that his main challenge is the increase in the cost of transportation, goods, and commodities in the country.

He requested this loan through BRAC Sierra Leone to purchase more electrical items to increase his business. Mamud says that the extra income from this loan will help to take care of his family. In the future, he would like to expand to a larger scale. He says thanks to BRAC and Kiva for their support.
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         <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:40:18 PDT</pubDate>
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