A loan helped a member to buy fertilizers and certified seeds to boost her crop yield hence earning more income to cater for better diet, healthcare and clothing for her family.


Fourteen Youth Group's story

The lady raising her hand is Ana of Fourteen Youth group. She is 26 years old, married and blessed with 3 children. She joined Hand in Hand Eastern Africa in the year 2014 to benefit from the training on enterprise development and financial management.

She does farming in maize, beans and peas. She is borrowing a Kiva loan to buy fertilizers and certified seeds to boost her crop yield hence earning more income to cater for better diet, healthcare and clothing for her family.

She is grateful to Kiva lenders for the support and promises to repay her loan promptly.

In this group: Ana, Rosaline, Grace, Paul, Martin


This loan is special because:

It provides startup loans to risky businesses and underserved people.



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