A loan helped to buy more electrical goods for resale.


Samuel's story

Samuel is a 49-year-old father of four children. He joined Hand in Hand Eastern Africa in 2021 to benefit from savings and enterprise development training.

He has an electrical goods business. He is borrowing a Kiva loan to buy more electrical goods for resale. He hopes this will increase his production, hence, increasing his income. He will use the anticipated income to provide food and clothing for his family.

He is grateful to Kiva and their lenders and promises to repay promptly.


This loan is special because:

It provides startup loans to risky businesses and underserved people.



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