Thank you for your support that purchased new art supplies for Sahr.  He is a very talented artist in Sierra Leone, even though he has not received any formal Art training.   The art supplies he received will result in higher quality drawings and paintings, which will help Sahr grow his art business.  Sahr is very thankful to GlobalGiving for the support.

Your generous ongoing support is empowering small businesses with microfinance loans. These microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses. Mariama, a flood and mudslide survivor, recently received a microfinance loan to start her clothing and soft drink business. 

In her video, Mariama expresses her appreciation saying - 

Many families in Sierra Leone were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place on August 14, 2017.  Your on-going support continues to bring hope to flood victims in Freetown.   Your support helped Salamatu with a microfinance loan so that she could restart her business that had been destroyed by the Flood.

Salamata expresses her gratitude for the loan in this video saying- 

We greatly appreciate your support that is empowering small businesses. Our microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses.  Aminata is one of the small business owners that recently received a microfinance loan and she is also a mudslide survivor.

In her video, she expresses her appreciation saying

Your support is continuing to help the many families in Sierra Leone that were displaced due to the flooding and mudslide disaster that took place on August 14, 2017.  You are continuing to bring hope to flood victims in Freetown.  You helped Mariatu with a microfinance loan so that she could restart her business that had been destroyed by the Flood.

Mariatu expresses her gratitude for the loan in this video saying-  

Thank you for your support that is empowering small businesses. Our microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses.  Adama is one of the small business owners that recently received a microfinance loan and she is also a mudslide survivor.

In her video, she expresses her appreciation saying

Thank you for your support that purchased new art supplies for Sahr.  Sahr is a very talented artist in Sierra Leone, even though he has not received any formal Art training.   In Sierra Leone, Artists receive little to no encouragement to pursue a career in Art, which is why Sahr is so appreciative of the art supplies he received from your donations. The art supplies he received will result in higher quality drawings and paintings, which will help Sahr grow his art business.

Thank you for your support that is empowering small businesses. Our microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to start their businesses or to help them grow their existing businesses.   Mary is one of the small business owners that recently received a microfinance loan.  

In this video of appreciation she says:

Your continued support is empowering small businesses. Our microfinance or microcredit loans give individuals a helping hand to get their businesses going or to help them grow their existing businesses.   Katimu is one of the small business owners that recently benefited from a microfinance loan.  

In this video, she expresses her gratitude for the microfinance loan that will help her start her business.

Your support has helped Sarah grow her business. With the microfinance loan she received, she is now selling fast food and is supporting her family.  In the video, she tells us

Hi, my name is Sarah and I am one of the beneficiaries of Develop Africa microfinance loan. I have been part of the scheme for one year now. I was in the provision business, but I changed to fast food  because it is growing faster than the coal and provision business