Rowena Smith - patchwork and quilting
Rowena Smith is raising money for CARE International UK
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I have been a regular supporter of the charity LendwithCare for a number of years.
Lendwithcare brings together entrepreneurs in developing countries with people with the power to help them. Run by one of the world's leading aid and development organisations, Lendwithcare is a revolutionary way to help people in the developing world to transform their lives .
It starts with an idea
Whether it's opening a market stall, or perhaps a small tailoring business, or diversifying the crops they grow, people across the developing world are bursting with business ideas – all they need is a helping hand to get started.
The entrepreneur requests a loan
Entrepreneurs approach a local Microfinance Institution (MFI) that is a Lendwithcare partner and, if their ideas show promise, they get the go-ahead for the loan they need to get their business going.
You lend to an entrepreneur
The MFI uploads the entrepreneur’s profile to Lendwithcare. You can see these in the Entrepreneurs section, where you can choose which promising business idea you’d like to support.
The entrepreneur’s business grows
Entrepreneur profiles are updated so you can see how their business is transforming their lives.
Your loan is repaid
The entrepreneur pays back their loan in installments to the MFI, which transfers these repayments to CARE International. We then credit the repayment to your Lendwithcare account. It’s as simple as that.
The monies can then be withdrawn or reinvested . I started with an initial investment many years ago and continue to reinvest in new businesses as I am repaid.
Your payment today will contribute to the operational costs of this enterprise.
If you are interested in finding out more the please got to
https://lendwithcare.org/info/how-it-works
Thank you
Rowena
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