MICROLENDING

Sponsor a Women in Action member’s small business! 
Support the Women in Action micro-lending program with a donation to their revolving loan Bank.  Donations to the loan bank allow WIA to take out larger loans and to help the bank support more women.   Below, please find a list of WIA members who received a loan last year.  They all have been able to pay back their loans this past year and this coming year are hoping to take out larger loans in order to expand their businesses. 
Christian Guitierrez , Fried Plantains  Loan amount requested: $150
Christian prepares fried plantains and coffee to sell outside of a nearby clothing factory.  She gets up early to fry the plantains and make coffee to take to the factory before workers arrive.  She is hoping to expand her microbusiness to include sweat breads, sandwiches and fruit drinks to sell at lunch. 
Ligia Lopez , Tortillas and cooked beans, Loan amount requested: $250
Ligia Lopez sells tortillas and cooked beans from her home.  She is hoping to use the loan to repair her outdoor wooden stove and to purchase new clay pots for making tortillas.  
Lizeth Brown, Meat, Cheese and Milk Business, Loan Amount Requested:  $350
Lizeth sells meat, cheese and milk from her home using a used freezer she purchased with a microloan.  She received a loan last year in order to repair her freezer.  She is hoping for another laon this year in order to expand her business to include fruits and vegetables.  
Pamela Trujillo, Perfume and Clothing Business, Loan amount requested: $350
Pamela received a micro loan in order to expand her perfume and clothing business.  Pamela sells perfume through a catalog and also sells clothing from her home.  She has recently paid her last monthly payment and is hoping to take out a larger loan this coming year to continue to grow her business. 
Ana Altamirano, Clothing Business, Loan Amount Requested:  $400
Ana received a loan last year and recently made her last monthly payment.  She is hoping to have a larger loan this coming year in order to expand her business further.  Ana Altamirano has a used clothing business that she runs from her home and also online through social media.  Her daughter, Marilyn has helped her promote the business through Facebook.  They also have a decorating business that the promote on Facebook for decorating for parties and events. 
 Ana Trujillo, Car Accessories Business, Loan amount requested: $300
Ana successfully paid back her loan this year.  She sells car accessories and other items at the traffic lights in Managua's busy streets.  She carries things on her head and walks between the cars while stopped at the traffic lights in order to sell her merchandise.   She hopes to expand her business this year to include fruits and fruit juices.
Yoselin Cox, Household and Basic Hygiene Supplies, Loan Amount Requested: $250 ​
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Yoselin is studying economics at a boarding school in Granada.  She purchases household and basic hygiene supplies in bulk in Managua to sell to fellow students at the boarding school.  Yoselin received a loan last year in order to expand her small business to include clothing as well as towels, sheets and blankets.   
Edda Andrade:  Sewing Business​, Loan amount Requested: $400
Edda Andrade is a mother of 5.  She works repairing and designing clothing on her sewing machine.  Through a microloan, she was able to purchase a new machine which allows her to do more advanced stitching.  She is hoping for another loan to buy a second sewing machine, cloth and other materials in order to expand her business.