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November, the 11th 2008In November 2008, Frogames decided to make loans on www.kiva.org to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world attempting to lift themselves out of poverty. Kiva is a person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to uniqueentrepreneurs in the developing world. The loans made to people on www.kiva.org help them make great strides towards economic independence and improve life for themselves, their family and their community. It's a new step to Frogames which was created with a corporate social responsibility philosophy. Frogames is making make loans on a monthly basis, using 5% of the profits from www.frogames.com and www.frogames.net. The first loans were currently to 3 entrepreneurs in Togo and Nigeria. William Ogieva is 35 years old and married with four children in Nigeria. He is a furniture maker who makes furniture for both office and home use. The demand for his furniture is high and he needs to purchase more wood in bulk for his furniture business. Frogames lends him $50 november the 11th, 2008. Wasiu Idowu, 35 years old and married with five children, has sold kitchen utensils, yams and oranges in her shop located in Nigeria for a number of years. She is now requesting a loan in order to buy additional utensils and oranges to sell. Frogames lends her $50 november the 11th, 2008. Abra N'kutia is the owner of a general goods store in Togo. She is 39 years old, married and the mother of two children. She is hoping to increase the size of her business by buying cartons of soap, boxes of preserves, sacks of rice and other merchandise. This would allow her to meet the needs of her customers and earn more money to improve the conditions of her family. Frogames lends $50 november the 11th, 2008.Frogames Team : http://www.kiva.org/community/viewTeam?team_id=2554.
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2010, 11:00:36 AM » |
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December, the 13th 2008
Mukasa Grace is the leader of Nkokonjeru Model One in Uganda. She is 40 years old and married with 6 children. She has a poultry farm business where she keeps chicken both for meat and for egg. She has spent 8 years in the same business and as a result, she has been able to own an organized home. She also has cows that she milks to pay fees for her children. Grace needs a loan to be able to buy more feed in bulk for her chickens since buying in small quantities is costly due to transport fees. Frogames lends $50 december the 13th, 2008.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2010, 11:00:56 AM » |
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January, the 18th 2009
The Kadiatu Kargbo Group is composed by Kadiatu Kargbo and Aminata Tarawalie who are both local entrepreneurs in northern Sierra Leone.
Kadiatu (28 years old - 3 children), the leader of the group, sells market food, cigarettes, soft drinks, and sometimes bowls. She will use this loan to expand on her business by buying one “batter” of cooking oil (five gallons make a batter), one batter of palm-oil, a bag of rice, two gross of cigarettes, mints, gum, bars of soap, and so on. Kadiatu’s dream is to save a lot of money so that she can buy herself a plot of land and to see that her business continues to grow. Frogames lends $25 january, the 18th, 2009.
Aminata Kargbo Group is composed by Aminata Kargbo and Fatmata Kanu. They are local entrepreneurs in Sierra Leone. Aminata (48 years old - 4 children), the leader of the group, will expand her business with this loan. She will invest part of the money in her "gara" business and part in the palm-oil business. She will buy at least white cotton. She will also use some of the money to buy ink, powder, soda and other chemicals used in dyeing the cloth. She will also have to pay workers who design some intricate patterns on the white cotton. She loves doing her business and would like to see it grow as it is her only source of survival. Frogames lends $50 january, the 18th, 2009.
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« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2010, 11:01:11 AM » |
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March, the 4th 2009
Today we make loans on january and february 2009 basis.
Augustus Tetteh is fifty-one years. He is divorced with three children. He is a dealer in building materials like cement, nails, roofing sheet, etc. in Ghana. He would like to procure increased goods to accelerate his business and expand his shop. Frogames lends $50 march, the 4th, 2009.
Rosemary Odiase sells second hand shoes and clothes in Nigeria. She also rents out VCD'S to her customers. She would like to purchase more second hand shoes and clothes to sell. She hopes to expand this business. She is 28 years old and married with 2 children. Frogames lends $25 march, the 4th, 2009.
Raphael Onyeator is 46 years old and married with 7 children. He lives in Nigeria. He sells and repairs motorcycle spare parts. He has been in this business for a long time. He would like to purchase more motorcycle spare parts to sell. Frogames lends $50 march, the 4th, 2009.
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2010, 11:01:27 AM » |
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May, the 18th 2009
Today we make loans on march and april 2009 basis.
Yawa Nyame is a girl, 25 years old. She resides in Togo. Her work involves buying palm nuts and making red oil from them. This business is very promising because of the population’s strong demand for palm oil. Yawa is counting on this opportunity to improve her living conditions. Frogames lends $25 may, the 18th, 2009.
Amavi Affoly is a retailer of various goods in Togo. She displays her merchandise on a rack on the roadside. She wishes to expand her business by buying merchandise for resale. This chance will enable her to increase her profits and consequently to improve her family’s living conditions. Frogames lends $25 may, the 18th, 2009.
Johari is 32 years old, married, with 6 children. She has sold firewood and coconuts for a year. She would like to buy more coconuts and firewood to increase her current stock. She hopes that her profits will increase and she will be able to expand her business and save money. She will be sharing this loan with her fellow group members, Hidaya, Sijiamin and Sijaja (Farajika Group). Each woman also has her own small business in Zanzibar. Frogames lends $25 may, the 18th, 2009.
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2010, 11:01:46 AM » |
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September, the 7th 2009
Today we make loans on may, june, july and august 2009 basis !
Guéréwou Kante is 48 years old. She's married and the mother of four children in Senegal. She wants to develop a small business involving dyed clothes. She helps her family a lot in terms of health care and food. Frogames lends $25 september, the 7th, 2009.
Keji Ogunleye has a poultry farm and a fish pond where she rears birds and fish to make a living in Nigeria. She is 39 years old and married with 5 children. Keji hopes to purchase poultry feeds and fingerlings. Frogames lends $25 september, the 7th, 2009.
Yawa Adika, married and the father of 3 children, learned the trade of carpentry but he was not able to open his own workshop. For this reason, he made the decision in 2007 to begin selling groceries in Togo. He needs to replenish his stock and buy 10 trays of eggs, 10 boxes of spaghetti, 1 sack of flour, some cookies and some candy. Frogames lends $25 september, the 7th, 2009.
Gbemisola Obaisi is 44 years old and married with four children in Nigeria. She has a grocery store where she sells provisions like noodles, toothpaste, detergent, etc. Gbemisola hopes to purchase more provisions to sell. Frogames lends $25 september, the 7th, 2009.
Iyabo Adegoke sells kitchen utensils. She lives in Nigeria. She is 38 years old and married with 4 children. She wants to purchase more kitchen utensils to sells. Frogames lends $25 september, the 7th, 2009.
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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2010, 11:01:59 AM » |
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October, the 3rd 2009
Today we make loans on september 2009 basis !
Elizabeth is fifty-nine years old. She is married and has given birth to six children, who are all in school. She lives in Ghana. Elizabeth trades in ustensils bought from nearby towns. She wants a loan to buy all kinds of goods to expand her business. Frogames lends $25 october, the 3rd, 2009.
Salome Kigosi is 34 years old. She is married with 2 children in Tanzania. Salome has been running a clothes business since 2009. She is requesting a loan in order to purchase clothes in bulk for her business. In the future, she plans to open the same business at new location. Frogames lends $25 october, the 3rd, 2009.
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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2010, 11:02:14 AM » |
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January, the 13th 2010
Today we make loans on october, november and december 2009 basis !
Frogames lends $200 to 8 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each).
Abena (44 years, widowed, 2 children) prepares and sells rice with beans in Ghana. She wants a loan to expand her business.
Sophia (48 years, married, 5 children) bakes bread and pastries and sells them to retailers in her community in Ghana. She wants a loan to buy flour and other ingredients in bulk to expand her business.
Esi (44 years, divorced, 4 children) trades in cereals, specifically maize. She procures bags of maize from nearby communities in Ghana. She wants a loan to expand her business.
Louisa (43 years, married, 4 children) is a professional caterer. She is the leader of a trust bank group called ‘Akoma kor’, literally meaning one heart in Ghana. They are hard working, trust themselves and want the loan to invest in their businesses.
Comfort (48 years, widowed, 5 children) is a food vendor, preparing and selling all kinds of local dishes in Ghana. She wants a loan to buy foodstuffs and other ingredients in bulk so she can expand her business
Ibrahim Kamara (38 years, married, 5 children) is selling used clothes for men in Sierra Leone. He will use this loan to buy two bales of second-hand clothes, some bags of rice and gallons of palm-oil.
Muliisha Emmanuel (49 years, 3 children) has a retail shop in Uganda. He is using the loan to purchase food items and other products, such as soap, wheat flour, basins, cooking oil, and so forth, for the expansion of his business.
Victoria (52 years, married, 4 children) sells second-hand clothes. She hawks (sells door-to-door) and treks to nearby towns to sell in Ghana. She wants a loan to buy bales of textiles in bulk.
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« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2010, 03:50:57 AM » |
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March, the 27th 2010
Today we make loans on january and february 2010 basis !
Frogames lends $75 to 3 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each).
Donathile (52 years old, married; 13 children) is making kindles (tiny gasoline-burning stoves), which she sells in her village in Rwanda. She wants a loan to buy a machine to solder many kindles.
Stanley (35 years old, married, one child) is a hawker dealing will electronics, cosmetics, utensils, hair-bands and combs. His business is located in Kenya. He wants a loan to purchase more stock.
George (37 years old, married, 2 children) sells ceramics and sanitary wares such as sinks, toilet systems and bathtubs in an open air market in Kenya. He has requested for a loan to buy toilets bowls, sinks and kitchen hot and cold taps.
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« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2010, 03:07:02 PM » |
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June, the 14th 2010
Today we make loans on march and april 2010 basis !
Frogames lends $75 to 3 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each).
Siriana (25 years old, married, 2 children) installs services and repairs refrigeration, air conditioning, and other electrical and electronic equipment in Kenya. She wants a loan to to purchase more electrical and electronic parts for installation and repair
Jane (married, 6 children) sells second-hand clothes in Uganda. She wants a loan to get her business bigger so that she can own a plot of land.
Rokiatou (28 years old, married, 4 children) sells shoes in Mali. She plans on using this loan to buy 30 packets of shoes.
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« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2010, 02:40:21 PM » |
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July, the 8th 2010
Today we make loans on may and june 2010 basis !
Frogames is proud to lend $250 to 10 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each).
Arcanjo Bartolomeu Machona lives in Mozambique. He wants a loan to buy assorted used clothing to increase his stock.
Titus Nankay (32 years old, married, 4 children) is the leader of a group of five borrowers called In God We Trust. For two years he has sold used clothes in Liberia. The group wants a loan to buy more used clothes to sell.
Drissa Sidibe (married, 29, one child) lives in Mali. He wants a loan to purchase an important quantity of goods.
Kodjo Ativi (45 years old, married, 3 children), Edoh Ekolu (34 years old, 2 children), Adjoa Gayibor (46 years old, 4 children, woman), Kokou Avou (42 years old, married, 4 children), Yawo Adjor (53 years old, married, 4 children), Komi Amenyuiku (45 years old, married, 4 children), Yao Aleke (33 years old, married, 3 children) are farmers in Togo. They each want a loan to purchase fertilizer to render his soil more fertile and to help them pay for labor.
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« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2010, 07:59:34 AM » |
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September, the 12th 2010
Today we make loans on july and august 2010 basis !
Frogames has lent $150 to 6 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each).
Julius (45 years old, married, three children) lives in Kenya He has requested for a loan to buy six bales of blouses. He hopes to expand his used clothes business and help other people to stabilize.
John (41 years old, married, one child) sells used men's trousers retail in Kenya. He is requesting a loan to increase stock in his business.
Cosmas (26 years old, married, one child) offers transport using his handcart (mkokoteni) in Kenya. With the loan, he will buy five handcarts.
Jennifer (54 years old, married, six children) operates a clothing shop in which she also does her tailoring business in Uganda. With this loan she intends to purchase clothes, thread and yarn for her clothing business.
Joshua (31 years old, married, three children) has been a welder for about six years in Kenya. He requests a loan to buy supplies for his welding work. He hopes to expand his business.
Abdu (26 years old, married, two children) has a three year experience track record in his cattle sales business in Uganda. With this loan he wants to purchase more cattle for resale.
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« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2010, 10:19:23 AM » |
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November, the 10th 2010
Today we make loans on september and october 2010 basis !
Frogames has lent $150 to 6 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each).
Falilatou (37 years old, married) lives in Togo. She sells pagnes (a type of brightly-printed West African cloth) and jewelry. She has requested for a loan to buy 25 sets of pagnes and one batch of jewelry.
Aïcha (widowed, 3 children, 45 years old) sells cosmetics in Togo. With the loan, she intends to respond to her clientele as best she can and also she'll improve her children's living conditions.
Paul (36 years old, married, three children) repairs kitchen appliances, such as bakery equipment, for a fee in Kenya. He is requested a loan to buy materials for carrying out repairs to wires and consumer units.
Lillian (35 years old, married, five children) has operated a firewood-selling business for the past 10 years in Kenya. With this loan she intends to buy more firewood and she desires to diversify into selling second hand clothes.
Foday (46 years old, married, 5 children) is selling used clothes in Sierra Leone. With this loan, he will buy bales of used clothes in order to expand his business.
Awa (50 years old, married, 3 children) sells general food products in Togo. She is seeking a loan to purchase five bags of rice and two jugs of oil.
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« Reply #13 on: January 27, 2011, 03:24:23 PM » |
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January, the 27th 2011
Today we make loans on november and december 2010 basis.
Frogames has lent $225 to 9 entrepreneurs (a $25 loan each): we are proud to begin this new year with such a loan!
Fatuma (married, one child) lives in Rwanda. She is a merchant and she will use her loan to buy 12 pairs of trousers, 8 pairs of basin cloths and 10 bed sheets for the growth of her business.
Kadie (57 years old, widow) sells African cloth in Sierra Leone. She is requested a loan to buy more cloth.
Sofia (married, 6 children) lives in Kenya. Sofia has been selling second-hand clothes for the last two years to the local people. She is using her loan to buy more clothes to expand her business.
Shakira (married, 3 children) is a merchant in Rwanda. She is going to use her loan to buy 7 lengths of moins-riches damask cloth, 10 lengths of non-moins riches damask cloth, 10 shirts, a dozen outfits for women, and 10 pairs of men's shoes and to increase her business.
Fatuma (married, 2 children) lives in Uganda. She has a business selling clothes. She has requested a loan to buy more bales of clothes.
Eseri (single, 4 children) lives in Uganda. She has a business of selling charcoal and bunches of bananas. She has requested a loan to buy more bags of charcoal and bunches of bananas.
Sophia (single, one children) lives in Kenya. She runs a retail shop. She also does dairy farming for extra income. She needs a loan to purchase more sugar, rice, and cooking fat and to buy a cow.
Moses (32 years old, married, one child) does dairy farming in Kenya. He is also employed in a milk-processing company. He has requested a loan buy a dairy cow and to improve his business.
Peter (married, 3 children) earns his living from mixed farming in Kenya. He hopes to improve his business : with the loan, he will buy a dairy cow and farm inputs.
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« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2011, 03:29:46 AM » |
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April, the 3rd 2011
Today we make loans on january, february and march 2011 basis.
Frogames has lent $275 to 11 entrepreneurs.
Each $25 loan will help :
- Henriette to buy a freezer and ingredients to make fruit juice in Mali
- Yath to buy cloth and sewing supplies in Senegal
- Almoudou to purchase a variety of goods (fabric, sewing machines etc.) in Mali
- Akoemba to purchase purses in Togo
- Tabitsa to buy more groceries to sell in Kenya
- Murezi to buy more produce for resale and buy more seedlings for more planting in Uganda
- Patrick to buy medicine and feed for his poultry in Kenya
- Michael to buy more stock of spare parts for sale in Kenya
- David to purchase a ceramic oven in Kenya
- Sali to purchase a variety of items for inventory in Mali
- Fatoumata to purchase loads of timber in Mali.
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