Entrepreneurs We've Helped

Name: MERCY CHRISTIAN

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Activity: Livestock

Loan Used: To renovate her pig sty

Description: Mambo from Tanzania! This is 38-year-old Mercy Christian from Dar es Salaam. She is married with two children, aged 8 and 12. Mercy has been running a craft and a livestock business since 2005. She raises pigs and sells them when they grow up. She works at the business for 9-12 hours every day, six days a week and is assisted by one employee. Mercy currently earns about $200 USD from her business. She is requesting a loan to renovate her pig sty. In the future, she plans to open another business. Mercy thanks you for her support! SELFINA has taken a lead role as a pioneer of micro-credit in Tanzania through Micro-Leasing. The organization is engaged in the economic empowerment of women in Tanzania through the provision of leasing and leaseback microfinance facility. Customs and traditions in Tanzania make it difficult for women to own land and assets, thus they are termed non-creditworthy by financial institutions. This leads to poor financial support and poor access to basic needs and services for women with low incomes. One of the primary advantages of micro leasing is that is allows clients to use the equipment as collateral for future loans with SELFINA, thus enabling them to borrow larger sums in the future.