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loan officer; and I feel like I've known them a much longer time. Even though my French is extremely limited, the time we spent there felt incredibly helpful in trying out loan modalities against the clients’ own opinions and reaching out to others in the city for future partnerships.
Some of the things we did while in Butembo- North Kivu, DRC:



We provide credit and other financial services to primarily female micro-entrepreneurs who currently cannot access financial services.
Our Business model draws its inspiration from the Social Business of “Maman Kahindo Sikuli” started in the 80’s in Butembo DR Congo
This program enables poor women with no capital to build up working capital by selling goods that they borrow from this program. 
The Eastern part of the DR Congo is the first targeted market. With its recent past dominated by decades of unrest (war) the DR Congo is one of the countries left behind in the microfinance era.
With a population of over 60,000,000 and a low level of formal employment the DR Congo is a huge market for microfinance