The WANGNINAN 1 Group has 44 members (43 women and 1 man, aged between 25 and 50 years old), and is based in the Adjroko district of Benin. The group members run various businesses, including selling tomatoes, beans, fish, tailoring services, hairdressing, second-hand clothes and various catering services. WANGNINAN 1 Group took their first loan […]
Wangninan Group – Food, Retail & Service (Adjroko District, Benin)
Puissance De Philibert Group – Retail (Trou-du-Nord, Haiti)
Marline is a merchant, and the coordinator of the group “Puissance de Philibert”. She lives in the area of Philibert in Haïti, where electricity is scarce and water supplies are very limited. She sells miscellaneous merchandise, and she has been running her business for four years. Marline wants to use her loan to stock up […]
Amy’s Group – Clothing (Senegal)
Amy’s Group group comprises women from the same area united by good social relations. The group leader, Khady, is a 54-year-old married mother of eight children – four sons and four daughters. She is standing all the way on the left in the photo, dressed in a large stippled green boubou with her hand raised. […]
Echo Des Anges Group – Retail (Trou-du-Nord, Haiti)
Denise is the coordinator of her group Echo des Anges. She is married and has two children. She lives in northeastern Haiti, where electricity is rare and water is very limited. Denise has been running her business selling grocery items for the last five years. Before this business, she used to sell all sorts of […]
Lalthanpari and Group – Service & Retail (Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
A tailor by profession, Lalthanpari says, “I want everyone to wear what they want and mix it in their own way”. She is 31 years of age and the featured borrower member for Zamzo Group. She lives with her husband and two kids. Her husband is a concrete builder and his income is unreliable as […]
Lalduhsaki and Group – Retail (Aizawl, Mizoram, India)
Lalduhsaki, a 44 year-old divorcee lives with her daughter in Aizawl. She crafts dry-flowers for decorative purposes and makes her living. She joined Rachel group along with four other women member and all hails from Aizawl, which is one of the North-Eastern states in India. All group members are engaged in different income generating activity. […]
Faapalagi – Clothing (Vaimoso, Samoa)
Faapalagi is a married woman with 9 children. She is requesting this loan to buy new materials to make elei (hand-printed fabric) and printing. A loan helps Faapalagi to buy new fabric materials, painting boards, threads, needles etc. View Larger Map
Unión Progreso Group – Retail (Huarochiri, Peru)
The group “Unión Progreso” (Progress Union) consists of 12 enthusiastic members. Maria Felicita is one of the members. She is married and has 5 children, of whom she continues to support one. Maria Felicita sells school supplies, since she has a bookstore in her home. This business is the result of her effort, and, with […]
Monte De Benedicion Group – Clothing (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Francisca is a member of the group “Monte de Bendicion” (Mount of Blessing) 1, 2 & 3. This group is located in the urban slums surrounding Santo Domingo. The members are dedicated to doing business around their community and other villages, selling clothing, shoes, cosmetics, underwear and many other products. Francisca sells used clothes that […]
Mwanamisi – Retail (Tiribe, Kenya)
Mwanamisi is 21 years old and married to Hamadi. They have two children, so both of them work tirelessly to provide them with everything they need to have a better life. She owns a store selling utensils. She is requesting the loan to buy more utensils to restock her shop. She is grateful for the […]