WMI staff meeting with borrowers

June Kyakobye, Robyn Nietert and Montana Stevenson from WMI traveled to Buyobo to launch the loan program. They, along with Olive Wolinmbwa and other elders from the village, met with each borrower individually to review her business idea and make sure she understood the loan terms.

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1,000 Microloans for Rural Women in East Africa

Uganda Microfinance

Self-sustaining micro finance initiative issuing collateral-free, interest-bearing loans, for as little as $50, to poor women in rural East Africa to start businesses to support their families. The borrowers' priorities for the use of their profits are: better nutrition, healthcare and paying school fees for their children. WMI provides outreach in all of these areas by empowering women with options to provide better care for their families.

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