Meet the members of the “Tawopaneh Kissi Town” group from Waterloo. They are all local entrepreneurs who have come to SMT, a partner of Kiva, to apply for a loan of 3,600,000 SLL for the entire group. With the help of this loan, they will be able to expand their respective individual businesses, make more sales, and consequently improve their living conditions.
Mayenie is the featured leader of this group. She has been a businesswoman for five years now. She sells charcoal for a living.
With her share of this loan, she will pay for some medication for her sick son at home. She could have used this money to add to her current stock of inventory, but instead is using it for her son, who is sick at home.
In this group: Fatmata, Mayenie, Zainab, Ramatu