Mary in Ghana
Mary is a 36-year-old married mother of four children. Her two sons and two daughters are still in school. Mary lives with her husband in a rented apartment in Dunkwa in the Central region of Ghana.
She trades in tubers of yam. She buys her goods from nearby towns and sells them on a table top at the market square in her community. She has been in business for over 15 years.
She requested a loan of $550 to buy goods in bulk so she could to expand her business.
Through Kiva lending team, we were able to allocate her a loan of US$50. She was part of a series of loans we allocated this evening, which also included:
- Nyame Ye Odo women in Ghana: $100
- Afia in Ghana: $50
- Masorie Progressive Union in Sierra Leone: $100
- Angeline Mukamana in Rwanda: $50
- Cecelia in Ghana: $50
- Peace and Love women in Ghana: $100
- Sarah Naigwe’s group in Uganda: $50
These loans were financed through a repayment of previous loans.
The other members of our Kiva team have been equally active, resulting in a total loan value of $13,275, a jump of almost $1,000 in a week! Thank you all!
Last, but not least, let us welcome Jong Seung as our latest, and 23th team member. Marhaba! 
Peter. Flemish, European, aid worker, blogger, expeditioner, sailor, traveller, husband, father, friend, nutcase. Not necessarily in that order.
It seems the loans are taking off very well!!!
congrats!