WMI borrowers making new lives for themselves

WMI borrowers attend weekly support group meetings where they discuss business problems and celebrate their successes. They use their profits to buy food, pay school fees and improve healthcare for their families. They gain self-confidence and become advocates for improvements in their commmunities.

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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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