Currently Funded Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are chosen during group meetings using a criteria of solely general consensus. Because of the agricultural surroundings of Grinnell College, one of SEG's first interests is to fund agricultural loans.

A few examples of some of the entrepreneurs we have funded are given below.

A full list of our entrepreneurs can be found at http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pURhgTOYnqCsc_ShCs3VgHw.


Name:	Nguyen Thi Hoa	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$150/$525
Location:	Hung Nguyen, Viet Nam	Organization:	TYM Fund
Use:	Nguyen is a mother of six who lives with her husband and two youngest children. She raises pigs but sees and opportunity to earn more money by buying, raising, and selling cattle along with her pigs.
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Name:	Ni Ketut Nguyen	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$150/$550
Location:	Melaya, Bali, Indonesia	Organization:	DINARI Foundation
Use:	Ni runs a business making religious articles to supplement the income of her husband who does construction work. In addition to making the articles herself for various hindu festivals, she often hires a second worker on a per diem basis to assist her.
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Name:	Yung Sareth	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$200/$450
Location:	Varzob, Tajikistan	Organization:	CREDIT MFI -- World Relief
Use:	Mrs. Yung Sareth makes $5 a day from her make-up product sales. She is hoping to expand her inventory as she works with her husband to support her five childre, three of whom are in school.
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Name:	Tuychi Sangonov	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$200/$450
Location:	Varzob, Tajikistan	Organization:	MLF HUMO
Use:	Tuychi owns a grocery store in Tajikistan and is hoping to use this loan to expand his inventory.
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Name:	Essoham Awedeou	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$100/$1125
Location:	Adéta, Togo	Organization:	FECECAV
Use:	Ms Awedeou is a widow with five children who supports them with earnings from her yam stand.
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Name:	Identity Protected	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$100/$1200
Location:	Kirkuk, Iraq	Organization:	Iraqi Al-Aman center / Kirkuk
Use:	This loan will go to a 28-year-old man from Iraq who is working to support his wife, two children in school, a disable brother, and his mother. The loan will help him buy wood for his furniture making business and renovate his workshop, making his business more profitable.Because this entrepreneur is located in Iraq, his identity has been kept confidential to increase his safety.
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Name:	Selemani Shabani	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$200/$725
Location:	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Organization:	Youth Self Employment Foundation
Use:	Selemani runs two businesses, one retail and one wholesale, with which he deals in soft drinks. He is looking to expand his business to help provide for his seven children.
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Name:	Identity Protected	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$50/$975
Location:	Kirkuk, Iraq	Organization:	Iraqi Al-Aman center / Kirkuk
Use:	This loan will be used to help renovate the entrepreneur's store, purchase a new ice box, add to the inventory, and hire an unemployed person to help expand his business. Because this entrepreneur is located in Iraq, his identity has been kept confidential to increase his safety.
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Name:	Faustino Espinola	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$200/$700
Location:	San Lorenzo, Paraguay	Organization:	Fundación Paraguaya
Use:	Faustino has built his business from a dairy product distributer to a dairy product delivery service. With this loan, Faustino hopes to purchase a second van to expand his business.
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Name:	Sandra Treminio	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$107.07/$107.07
Location:	San Ramon, Nicaragua	Organization:	Centro Promocional Cristiano (CPC)
Use:	Sandra has an enchilada stand and the loan would go to buying inputs like corn.


Name:	Eduarda Castro	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$214.13/$214.13
Location:	San Ramon, Nicaragua	Organization:	Centro Promocional Cristiano (CPC)
Use:	Eduarda sells sweets in a tiny shop near the school in the town of San Ramon. Eduarda wants a loan to enhance stocks and build up the shop.


Name:	William Hernandez	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$166.67/$166.67
Location:	La Leonesa, Nicaragua	Organization:	Centro Promocional Cristiano (CPC)
Use:	Loan to replace the tin on his roof, which is inadequate to keep out the rains.


Name:	Vicente Hernandez	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$214.13/$214.13
Location:	La Pita, Nicaragua	Organization:	Centro Promocional Cristiano (CPC)
Use:	Loan to add stock to his small food shop.


Name:	Mary Muthoni Kamuiru	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$125/$600
Location:	Nakuru, Kenya	Organization:	Ebony Foundation (Eb-F)
Use:	Mary, a dry corn whole seller, has recently gained three new large contracts in her town. However, to make the initial explansion, she needs her loan to buy and ship the corn. Her profits will allow her to sustain her business at its new size and provide for her grandchildren.
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Name:	Lemalie Vaalele	SEG Loan/ Total Loan	$200/$1200
Location:	Seesee, Samoa	Organization:	South Pacific Business Development
Use:	Lemalie will use her second loan to finance an expansion of her food selling stall and the education of her six children.
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