Loan Repayment Rate Pre-Pandemic = 90%
In the wake of Covid-19, we issued loan forgiveness to our small business owners.
We're now rebuilding and asking you to join us.
We're now rebuilding and asking you to join us.
Make a one-time or recurring gift to small business owners on our waitlist
How it Works
Every loan you gift, gives an estimated 9 more loans over the next 5 years.
Featured Small Business Owners
Kebebush | $175 MicroLoanKebebush used her first loan properly and repaid on time. This time, Kebebush changed her business from selling vegetables to baking enjera and preparing berbere and shiro. She'll use the loan to expand her business and meet her customers' demands.
Kebebush and her husband provide for their two children. |
Belaynesh | $150 MicroLoanAfter Covid, Belaynesh`s small business started to fail because she had limited access to vegetables and fruit. She couldn't meet her customers' needs and this greatly decreased her income. Belaynesh will use her loan to buy inventory.
She supports her two children and husband who has fallen ill. |
Bosena | $200 MicroLoanBosena successfully repaid her first loan after entering Studio Samuel's small business program, but is now in need of a second loan to purchase inventory post-Covid. She has started preparing traditional beverage called “shameta” and “beso” along with her mini shop items.
She supports her four children after losing her husband to illness. |