Our microloans stay in the community. We form groups of 7-10 women who have a viable business plan. We provide a trainer to teach them money management and bookkeeping skills. We offer loans up to $200. Once a woman has repaid her loan, the money is loaned to another woman waiting to start her business.
Please contact Lisa@idcempowers.org to learn about the women wishing to receive a microloan.

Stella's story: Two ears ago Stella received a loan for $100 to start a retail business in her community
selling homegoods such as cleaning supplies, maize,
bread and  fruit. With the proceeds of her retail business, she sent her son to school and put a new roof on her house and repaired the brick from which her house was made. In the process, she realized she that brick making would make a lucrative business and thus from the next amount of proceeds opened a brick making business through which she now employs three people from her community.

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