Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities fac...

At the time she received her first Zidisha loan, Aida Sow was a robust young mother, full of ambition for the future of her two preschool-aged children, Ndeye Marie and Ousseynou.

The other day Wajoshua was personally fixing one of the many atrocious roads that leads to the school, throwing heavy rocks out of the path and carrying bags of sand and gravel to replace them. I am continually amazed by how much energy he has to do these things.

John Mopel Napais hails from Kenya's Maasai Mara, whose endless savannas are home to a mostly nomadic population.

Eliud Mathu is a young entrepreneur who created a multi-service technology boutique in a small village in the rugged mountains of Kenya's Rift Valley. He used a Zidisha loan of $536 to buy a computer and a scanner-printer for the boutique.

Venture is a rich and readable collection of true microfinance stories. It is written for anyone who would like to better understand the realities faced by the the aspiring middle class in the world's least developed countries.

Serah Wanjiku Mukuria works at the Mugaa Village Secondary School, a rare rural high school nestled in the highlands of Kenya's Rift Valley, as a secretary (many people affectionately call her "Madam Secretary") and also takes care of her farm and animals.

Microfinance must first and foremost be about making a difference in the lives of the impoverished and marginalized. It must be about having a positive impact for the overall welfare of microfinance clients.

Seven years ago, Rose Karanja's reality was bleak. One of a small minority of girls in Kenya to complete high school, she renounced college ambitions to care for her orphaned brother and sister.