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Marie Bazile

The FINCA Emergency Response Fund helped keep Marie Bazile’s corner grocery store in Haiti open and profitable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marie‘s Story

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Doña Julia

When she started her business in her home, Julia was able to produce 200 tortillas daily. Today, with the help…

Doña Julia‘s Story

Angelina Vincent

Fifty-nine-year-old Angelina Vincent was able to start and manage four businesses in Malawi, thanks to the help of FINCA microfinance…

Angelina‘s Story

Omang Oto Okongho

In Nigeria, over 70 percent of women lack access to basic financial services, like savings accounts or loans. Omang Oto…

Omang ‘s Story

Vilma Esther Similox

Every morning at 5 am, Vilma Esther Similox stands behind her blue table-clothed table full of fruits, juice, eggs, milk…

Vilma Esther‘s Story

Nelson Zuniga Lopez

In the hilly town of Jinotepe, Nicaragua, Nelson Zuniga Lopez tends to his 60,000 orange, lemon, mango, guava and cocoa…

Nelson Zuniga ‘s Story

Sultana Bibi

Sultana Bibi, the eldest sibling in her family, was determined to create a better life for her three younger siblings….

Sultana‘s Story

Aminah Nanyombi

In Nsambya, a suburb of Uganda’s capital city, 29-year-old Aminah Nanyombi happily balances working at her milk shop and taking…

Aminah‘s Story

Konul Khalilova

Konul Khalilova is one of two employees at a busy women’s clothing shop, owned by a FINCA Azerbaijan client. Konul…

Konul ‘s Story

Dapson Chansa

Getting access to a good education can be hard in Zambia. About 40 percent of the country is illiterate and…

Dapson ‘s Story

Vicenta Zaput Palax

Vicenta has seven children and feels proud that her weaving helps support her family’s economy and education. She heard about…

Vicenta Zaput ‘s Story

Livni Lopez

Livni Senovia Gomez Lopez was always a designer in her heart. She longed to have her own business, designing and…

Livni‘s Story

Paida Kakhuta

Paida lives in land-locked Malawi, one of the world’s most densely populated and least developed countries. She got through high…

Paida ‘s Story

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