New loans to 52 women over the whole world

Gakii Mwenda, one of our Kiva lenders from Kenya

Gakii Mwenda lives in the Nkubu area of Central Kenya. She has been a farmer for 13 years. Gakii has been producing french beans, potatoes and milk. She sells her produce on the local market.

Gakii has made a loan request to Kiva so she could buy dairy goats and construct a barn on her farm. She intends to expand her dairy goat farming and keep cows in the future. She says she will fully rely on the farming income for the upkeep of her children.

When I read Gakii’s request, it made me think of many Kenya’s women I met during my visit last year. Most of them, like Emily manage their household, their farm and their family entirely by themselves. Many are widows, or their husbands work in the cities, only coming home a couple of times per year.

In honour of the strong women in this world, today I allocated 52 new microfinance loans via Kiva. Some of these loans go to individual women, some are group loans.

With these new loans, we reached over 100 women. They live all over the world: Mexico, Bolivia, Philippines, Uganda, Mongolia, Peru, the DRC, Ecuador, Ukraine, the Dominican Republic, Rwanda, Kenya, Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia. 18 countries.. did I count that well?

They needed help in setting up or expanding their retail business, buy seeds or fishlings, invest in new farming equipment or stocks.

It is amazing to realize, that from my desk in Italy, I can make a difference in the lives of over 100 women in 18 countries… Why don’t you join our Kiva team, and allocate your microfinance loan too?

Here is the list of new loans I allocated today:

• Amanda in Peru: $25
• Luz 2 Group in Mexico: $25
• Kollitas Group in Bolivia: $25
• Amistad Del Sur Group in Bolivia: $50
• Lydia Matias in Philippines: $50
• Mumuwa Community Bank Group in Uganda: $100
• Usukhjargal Adiyakhuu in Mongolia: $50
• Sabina in Bolivia: $50
• Elsa in Peru: $25
• Amigos Emprendedores Group in Peru: $100
• Resurection Plus Group in DRC: $25
• Agge Plus Group in DRC: $25
• Fuerza 2008 Group in Peru: $50
• Beatriz Adelina in Ecuador: $50
• Qolquewasi Group in Peru: $100
• Yuliya Morozova in Ukraine: $50
• Cristo Y Nuestro Esfuerzo 2 & 5 Group in Dominican Republic: $100
• Jehova Jireh 1, 2 & 3 Group in Dominican Republic $100
• Javzandulam Jamsran in Mongolia: $50
• Mercy Kibiti in Kenya: $50
• Charity Kiogora in Kenya: $50
• Margarita Abuton in Philippines: $50
• Leonie in Rwanda: $50
• Sevda Kazimova in Azerbaijan: $25
• Lider De Defensores Group in Peru: $25
• Maria Auxiliadora Valencia Figueroa in Ecuador: $25
• Mara Santos in El Salvador: $25
• Carvir Orfelia Arguello in Nicaragua: $25
• Jorenda Castillon in Philippines: $25
• Jesus Fuerza De Vida Group in Peru: $25
• Mara Auxiliadora Moreira Solorzano in Ecuador: $25
• Zaira Chachua in Georgia: $25
• Girasol Group in Nicaragua: $25
• Union And Strength Group in Honduras: $50
• Mara Jose Pineda in Nicaragua: $50
• Florenda Jimenez in Philippines: $25
• Josephine Cabanlit in Philippines: $50
• Margaret Wambui in Kenya: $50
• Anonymous in Peru: $50
• Maria Cecilia in Ecuador: $25
• Maksuda Sultanova’s Group in Kyrgyzstan: $25
• Carmelita Porperio in Philippines: $25
• Kanyshai Abdirasilova’s Group in Kyrgyzstan: $100
• Elvira Jakypbaeva’s Group in Kyrgyzstan: $25
• Editha Santiago in Philippines: $25
• Pelicia in Philippines: $25
• Lilia in Philippines: $25
• Nhhoep San in Cambodia: $50
• Elena Cipriano in Philippines: $25
• Gakii Mwenda in Kenya: $50
• Burulsun’s Group in Kyrgyzstan: $50
• Pascasie in Rwanda: $50