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Zoilo Adalverto Rizo
Nicaragua | Construction | Bricks
Zoilo is from the municiality of El Sauce. He has lived all his life in this municipality with his family, who are honest and hard-working…more
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Anvar Zaripov
Tajikistan | Retail | Shoe Sales
Anvar is a hardworking young man. He is married and has a shoe and clothing retail business together with his wife. They are also raising…more
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Michael Odoyo Dadiah
Kenya | Retail | Retail
Michael is 35 years old and is married with three children. He owns a retail shop. He has been in this business for 2 years. Since he…more
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Bahaddin Gurbanov
Azerbaijan | Agriculture | Cattle
Bahaddin is married and has three children. He is an IDP from Fuzuli and currently lives in the Mahmudlu village of the Fuzuli region.…more
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Carmelita Naranjo
Philippines | Food | Fishing
Carmelita is from Silanga, Tangub City. She is 44 years old. Carmelita is married and has five children. To earn a living, Carmelita…more
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Rosa Angelica Moron Rojas
Peru | Food | Grocery Store
Rosa, 21, is a young woman living in the city of Chincha, a city noted for the hospitality of its residents, its beautiful beaches and…more
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Prospero 2012 Group
Bolivia | Retail | Shoe Sales
The communal bank “Prospero 2012” will begin its first loan cycle with Pro Mujer as part of the Villa Adela office. It is made up of…more
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Ronald Antonio
El Salvador | Agriculture | Cattle
Ronald is a livestock breeder. He is 34 years old, he is married, he has two children aged 6 and 12 and he lives in his own house together…more
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Milton Agenor Ponce Gonzalez
Ecuador | Clothing | Clothing Sales
Milton, 42 years old, is a hardworking man who began working as a mason as a child to help his family with their expenses. Currently, he…more
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Cristobal Alfides
El Salvador | Retail | Plastics Sales
Cristobal, 58, is married with 5 children, but only one lives with him. He has worked as a mason for more than 30 years, and learned the…more
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Gleysi Del Socorro Sequeira Espinoza
Nicaragua | Retail | Retail
Gleysi has been an enterprising woman who has struggled all her life to get ahead and help her family to cover household costs. She has…more
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Eugenio Gregorio Quiñonez
Nicaragua | Housing | Personal Housing Expenses
Eugenio, age 52, is a taxi driver. Every day he goes looking for his daily bread. He has had this business for years. Eugenio has a…more
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Welman Asmel
El Salvador | Construction | Construction Supplies
Welman lives with his wife and his two children who are four and eight years old. He has been an employee at a propane gas distribution…more
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Armen Gyurjyan
Armenia | Retail | Shoe Sales
Armen lives in Yerevan with his wife and school-age son and daughter. Armen started his business more than 19 years ago by repairing shoes.…more
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Muslum Goyushov
Azerbaijan | Construction | Construction
Muslum has been working as a stonemason for 12 years. Currently, he needs 2000 AZN to purchase necessary tools for his work. Muslum is…more
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Abdurahmon
Tajikistan | Agriculture | Farming
Abdurahmon is married and has two children. His wife is a homemaker and helps her husband with the business. Abdurahmon also supports his…more
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Castula Bonfilia
Mexico | Retail | Retail
Cástula Bonifacia is a hard-working lady who sells different flavors of soft drinks such as Fanta, Sprite, Manzanita and Coca Cola. She…more
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Abdul S. Bangura
Sierra Leone | Construction | Construction Supplies
Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of Kiva.org based in Makeni, northern Sierra Leone, is very pleased to present to you Abdul, a…more
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Francis Kimaru
Kenya | Services | Services
Francis is 35 years old, married with 5 children. He operates a mobile money transfer business (m-pesa) to earn a living. He has been in…more
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Harutyun Minasyan
Armenia | Agriculture | Agriculture
Harutyun lives with his wife and daughter. The family earns its living mainly from agriculture by breeding cattle and cultivating land. The…more
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Bilkis Mohamed
Kenya | Food | Food Stall
Bilkis is a 31-year-old married woman with two children who are enrolled in school. Her husband is a businessman who contributes to the…more
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Abdukarimjon
Tajikistan | Food | Grocery Store
Abdukarimjon is married and has three children. He is married. His wife does farm work. In order to support his family he sells…more
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Miriam Maria Gomez
Colombia | Retail | Plastics Sales
Miriam is a person known in her neighborhood for being very hardworking and willing to get ahead. Approximately 29 years ago she began…more
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Juana Mozo Ramos
Peru | Retail | Retail
The member continues to devote herself to the grocery store business and she also has a beauty salon where she cuts and colors hair and…more
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Corazon Aggarado
Philippines | Retail | General Store
Corazon is 54 years old and married with six children. She works hard to provide for her family. She runs a general store in the…more
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Francisca Elena
Peru | Retail | General Store
Francisca is a member of the Paloma community bank. She has a grocery store and is the mother of five children. She is a registered…more
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Vicente Azael Torrez Lazo
Nicaragua | Housing | Personal Housing Expenses
Don Vicente lives in El Coral, in the region of Granadino, and works as an advisor to the mayor's office. He also owns his own farm and…more
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Zaven Isakhanyan
Armenia | Agriculture | Agriculture
Zaven is engaged in agriculture. He lives with his wife and two children. The family’s main income comes from land cultivation. Zaven…more
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Joshua Okumu Okoth
Kenya | Services | Photography
Joshua is 41 years old and married. He has five children. He runs a photography shop to earn a living. He has been in the business for…more
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Abel Ondara Ombasa
Kenya | Food | Fruits & Vegetables
Abel, a 38-year-old married father of four, has been selling fruits and vegetables to earn a living for three years now. He also sells…more
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Flor Maria Cardona Marin
Colombia | Retail | Personal Products Sales
Flor Maria has dedicated her whole life to caring for her husband and their 4 children. She has always been ready to help them with…more
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Timothy Alois
Kenya | Retail | General Store
Timothy is 26 years old, married, and has one child. He runs a retail shop and has been in the business for the last six years, earning a…more
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Virgen De Bronce (Cuenca) Group
Ecuador | Retail | Cosmetics Sales
The communal bank Virgin of Bronce is made up of 7 women and one man who live in various places in the city of Cuenca. This city has a cold…more
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4,423entrepreneurs funded this week.
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10seconds between loans.
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26,151lenders made a loan this week.
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970Kiva Cards purchased this week.
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98.88%repayment rate to date.
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5,219new lenders joined this week.
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$1,934,100lent this week.
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