meet some of the joinFITE entrepreneurs

Subuhiya is a savvy Israeli businesswoman! She is using her loan to diversify the stock at her bookstore. After seeing a drop in sales she has decided to expand the items she offers to include gifts and hopefully soon school uniforms.
— at Israel.

Elizabeth is an entrepreneur from the USA. She started her janitorial services business while working full-time. She has 2 employees and provides services for commercial buildings. Elizabeth plans to hire more workers as her business grows, and is using her loan to do so.
— at United States of America.

Estrella is a single mother from Peru, she has 2 children. Having overcome many obstacles with her husband, Estrella is a hard-working woman dedicated to supporting her family. She has operated a butcher shop where she raises livestock and then sells the meat in market. She’s using her loan to purchase more livestock.
— in Peru.

A loan of $1,125 USD helped Estefani to buy lights for her own photography studio. She is a single woman who also supports her mother and brother. After receving her education in graphic design she started her own photography business, shooting publicity photographs for national companies.

Reum is a married mother of 2 children in Kampot Province, Cambodia. Selling groceries she earns around USD 5 per day. Her husband is a rice farmer who earns about USD 2 per day. Reum is using her loan of USD 500 to purchase more groceries to resell. This purchase would enable her to generate more profit to support the family. Her goal is to ensure her children earn a Bachelor’s degree.
— at Cambodia.

Safaa is a 42-year-old mother of two from northern Israel. She is a certified nursery school teacher with additional training and certification in young childhood education and care. Safaa needed this loan to build the reinforced safe room for her daycare facility that social services requires. She hopes to expand her business by offering mother-child services.
— at Israel.

Rose is an entrepreneur from South Sudan. She is using her loan to purchase food items to stock her stall. After 7 successful years in business she is also able to employ a member of her community. Rose uses her income in part to keep 3 of her children enrolled in school.
— in South Sudan.

Harlince is an entrepreneur from Indonesia. Her business is raising livestock that she then resells. She is married with one child of her own, and also cares for 3 other dependents. Her income helps ensure that all of her children are enrolled in school.
— at Indonesia.

So Meng, 28, is married and resides with her husband and one child in Cambodia. They both work in a garment factory earning USD 8 per day. She is using her loan to expand her family’s residence, with the hopes of starting a business raising livestock for resale.
— at Cambodia.

Oanh is married with 2 children and the leader of the 08.01.05 Đông Vệ solidarity group, which consists of 9 members. Oanh runs a business selling porcelain products. She is using her loan to purchase more porcelain products to resell. Her goal is to ensure her children are able to get good jobs.

Socorro is an entrepreneur from Peru, a country where women entrepreneurs out number men. She is using her loan to stock her clothing retail business. She is a truly hard working woman, with not 1 but 3 jobs! In addition to her clothing business she also retails beauty items, and is employed as a houseworker.
— in Peru.

Maria Helena is a single mother of 2 from Nicaragua. She has been able to expand her clothing sales business from door to door, to now having her own shop. She is using her loan to purchase more stock.
— at Nicaragua.