Lendahand Blog

StoriesWritten by Charity Nyawira on 25 October 2023

Join our Kenyan writer Charity, as she takes us through her typical day in Nairobi. Charity introduces us to the small entrepreneurs she regularly visits. However, this time, she goes beyond experiencing their services. Charity asks them about their experiences as entrepreneurs - uncovering their challenges, and successes, and exploring their financing needs and possibilities.

StoriesWritten by Jorge Vilar on 26 September 2023

Ever had the desire to visit the entrepreneurs you invest in? So did our colleague Jorge! He had the opportunity to visit microfinance institution InvesCore during a trip to Mongolia with our Investments Team.

StoriesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 25 January 2023

A new investment opportunity makes its appearance on Lendahand. Microfinance institution Sofipa in Mexico is seeking crowdfunding to provide group loans to women entrepreneurs.

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4 out of 10 companies in Peru have a woman in charge. Yet, as in many other emerging countries, getting access to financing is more difficult for women than their fellow male entrepreneurs. Local borrower KORI helps women tackle this challenge.

StoriesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 22 December 2022

One tradition during the holiday season is to curl up on your couch and watch classic Christmas movies. Here’s your alternative list of movies, specially put together for impact makers. 

StoriesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 15 August 2022

Entrepreneurs Dinora and Eduardo are both clients from Creze, a financial institution in Mexico. We recently had the chance to meet them and learn how Creze has helped them grow their business.

StoriesWritten by Lynn Hamerlinck on 5 November 2021

Our investments team recently had the opportunity to visit the Mikro Kapital team in Moldova and meet entrepreneurs who benefited from their loans. You can read about their visit here.

StoriesWritten by Charity Nyawira on 16 September 2021

Lendahand got a chance to visit one of our portfolio companies, Sollatek Electronics Kenya, to find out how their products and services impact the community.

StoriesWritten by Charity Nyawira on 8 June 2021

We spent a day with iProcure's management, employees, and customers to understand the company’s operations, future goals, and how their services are impacting the community.

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Thomas is known as the Friendly Face of Investments for obvious reasons: he looks friendly and is part of the investments team. Thomas also enjoys reading and learning about a variety of subjects. If you're looking for a book to read, we'd recommend getting in touch with him.