Jun 25, 2024 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
Karina* is busy sewing on her home’s front porch. She doesn’t seem to mind the hot Niger sun beating down on the metal roof overhead. She hurries to finish sewing a little girl’s dress for a customer who wants it done before the holiday tomorrow. When Karina joined a...
Apr 22, 2024 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
Jairo, his wife Jennifer, and their two young children live in the remote mountainous community of La Palma, Nicaragua, which is accessible only by foot. He teaches in the community school, while most of the local people make a living through agriculture or move...
Mar 11, 2024 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
It was time to plant crops, but Christiana had no money to buy fertilizer and seeds. How could she feed her family without the produce from their farm? Her only option was to borrow money from people who often charged an excessive interest rate. Sometimes they...
Jun 27, 2023 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
Jesca had a small business of peddling used clothing before she moved to Tanzania, East Africa. Two years ago, Jesca joined a SALT Savings Group in her new country. Since then, she opened her own clothing store, using savings and a loan from the savings group. Several...
Jun 16, 2023 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
Natanael and Elizabeth from Nicaragua joined a SALT Microloan group in February 2021. Financial teachings at the weekly meetings help them make wise decisions as they look for ways to increase their income. With a small business loan from their SALT Microloan group,...
