New loans went to Togo, Sudan, Bolivia, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Philippines and Samoa

Wassiratou Assante in Togo got one of our newest loans

Wassiratou Assante is a young woman in Lomé, the capital of Togo. She is 28 years old, married, and the mother of one child. She runs a hair salon since five years and was looking for a loan of US$225 to buy a hair dryer, some hair extensions and beauty products for resale.
We gave Wassiratou a loan of US$50 which she will pay back over the next 13 months.

Wassiratou is one of our ten new loans we allocated to entrepreneurs from 7 different countries. All of them were women, or women’s groups.

• Wassiratou Assante in Togo: $50
• Babu Francha in Sudan: $50
• Las Viviendas Group in Bolivia: $100
• Benita Lorena in Nicaragua: $50
• Melva Rosa in Nicaragua: $50
• Sari Tani Women in Indonesia: $100
• Teresita Yorong in Philippines: $50
• Ferila Failelei in Samoa: $50
• Faatau Talosaga in Samoa: $50
• Minda Maquiling in Philippines: $25

The loans were financed by the repayment of previous loans we did via Kiva.