A loan helped a member to buy seeds and manure for increased production, and hence, increased income to provide basic needs such as food and clothing for her family.


Matithi Neema Shg Group's story

The lady raising her hand in the photo is Jane. She is 66 years old, married and blessed with five children. She is a member of Matithi Neema SHG group which joined Hand in Hand Eastern Africa in the year 2015 and has benefited from enterprise development and financial management training.

She is a mixed farmer who does maize, beans, mango, dairy and poultry keeping. She is borrowing a Kiva loan to buy seeds and manure. She hopes this will increase her production, hence increasing her income. She will therefore use the anticipated income to provide basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter and medical care for her family.

She is grateful to Kiva and its lenders for the financial support and promises to repay promptly.

In this group: Flishiah, Mary, Jane


This loan is special because:

It provides startup loans to risky businesses and underserved people.



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