For over 20 years, our partner Umutanguha in Rwanda has worked with low-income entrepreneurs, including refugees living in Mahama camp.
Our Microfinance Advisor wrote a thoughtful blog about how her visit challenged her own assumptions.
Read the blog💬⬇️
https://bit.ly/3OqCezi
Valentine’s Day is tomorrow... but there’s still time to choose a meaningful gift! 🩷
If you’re looking for something a little different this year, a Lendwithcare gift voucher is a simple way to share the love: https://bit.ly/48f9Lnd
A loan doesn’t always mean starting from scratch for entrepreneurs. Sometimes, it’s about helping a strong business grow and expand by taking the next step.
Dotse has been running her sewing workshop for eight years in Togo. With her loan, she’ll be able to buy fabric in larger quantities 🧵
As we settle into 2026, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the year we’ve just closed. Whether you lent regularly, gave to an appeal, took on a challenge, or introduced someone new to Lendwithcare, you played an integral part in what we collectively achieved. Find a full roundup in your inbox!
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Sophie recently joined 30 other cyclists on our Vietnam to Cambodia ride, taking on heat, humidity and early starts to support CARE and Lendwithcare.
Whether you’re curious about taking part in future rides or want to understand the impact your support makes, read the blog 👇
https://bit.ly/49RPbKt
A warm welcome to everyone who joined Lendwithcare over the festive period. It’s lovely to have you with us!
And to those who introduced Lendwithcare to a friend, family member, or colleague, thank you. Every new lender helps us reach more hardworking entrepreneurs around the world.
Every year, we love sharing end of year messages from the entrepreneurs you’ve supported. This time, we’ve done something a little different!
📹 Keep an eye on your inbox today to watch this special video and hear directly from them.
Our new poinsettia gift voucher is now available to gift on the website!
A poinsettia lasts for a short time, while a poinsettia gift voucher helps an entrepreneur grow their income and support their family for years to come. Why not swap a poinsettia for a gift voucher this year?🎁🧡
This year, we’re delighted to have partnered with LAMAC in the Philippines to bring you a beautiful new gift voucher design.
It features the work of Anna Marie, a woodcrafter from Cebu who turns rejected lumber into handmade jewellery and crafts.
Check out the voucher: https://bit.ly/3K2tLjX
Running out of present ideas? A Lendwithcare gift voucher might be just the thing!
Let the gardener in your life support farmers in Malawi, the fashion fan back embroiderers in Pakistan, or the foodie help food vendors in Thailand.
Share a gift voucher this Christmas ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K2tLjX
Thanks so much to everyone who donated to our Building Brighter Futures, Together appeal through the Big Give. With your support, we’ve raised over £48,000!
If you’d still like to make a donation, you can do so here: https://bit.ly/4iJmGS9. Just note that the match funding has now been fully used.
The #BigGiveChristmasChallenge closes in just a few days, and thanks to the incredible generosity of Lendwithcare supporters, we’re already at 98% of our target.
If you can, please help us get to 100%. Every donation truly makes a difference: https://bit.ly/4ivh0Le
Without access to finance, training, or digital tools, growing a small business can be challenging for women like Akossiwa.
This Christmas, you can help change that, and for one week only, every donation you make through the Big Give #ChristmasChallenge will be DOUBLED
👉 https://bit.ly/4ivh0Le
Feeling a bit overwhelmed by #BlackFriday deals? Or still searching for a thoughtful gift for that hard to please relative?
Lendwithcare gift vouchers give you an ethical gift alternative for any occasion. They might make gift giving a little easier this year!
Find out more: https://bit.ly/3K2tLjX
On #WorldSustainableTransportDay, we’re celebrating some entrepreneurs supported over the years:
🚲 Hiep used her loan to buy an e-bike and get her children to school.
🛞 Maureen Phiri expanded her second hand bicycle tyre business!
🫏 Muhammad Zulfiqar purchased a donkey to support his cart business.
Opportunity isn’t something everyone starts with, but it’s something we can share. 🧡
Through a Lendwithcare loan, lenders can give hard working entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow their income and provide for their families.
This Christmas, why not pass that message onto a friend with a voucher?
Over the past few days, a dedicated group of lenders took on an incredible challenge and cycled almost 500km across Vietnam and Cambodia, and together they raised over £120,000.
A huge congratulations to all cyclists and CARE staff involved. What an extraordinary effort. 🧡🚲
By receiving a microloan, entrepreneurs can achieve greater financial independence. In turn, many use their profits to invest in their families, homes, and create more jobs in their communities.
It's truly inspiring to see how a small contribution can have lasting change, all starting from £15 🧡
Liliana Maria is a talented crochet artist from Ecuador who used her loan to buy a display cabinet. 🧶
If you'd like to help us reach more entrepreneurs like Lilliana Maria, why not enter our Prize Draw to win a lovely crochet nativity set handmade by Liliana Maria herself: https://bit.ly/3JuhWmg
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Lendwithcare 🌨️
We’ve just updated our Christmas gift vouchers, ready for you to share with friends and family this festive season.
You can see most of the new designs here, but there's more for you to discover on our website 👉 https://bit.ly/48f9Lnd
🎄There’s just one week left to enter our Christmas Nativity Prize Draw 🎄
By making a donation, you’ll be helping entrepreneurs like Liliana Maria to build their businesses and support their families. If you prefer, you can also enter for free by post.
You can find all details here: bit.ly/3JuhWmg
This month, we're launching our very first Lendwithcare Prize Draw to give you the chance to win an incredible hand-made item from an entrepreneur!
For details on the prize, the artist, and how to enter, click here: bit.ly/3JuhWmg
Good Luck!
As part of CARE International UK, we’re proud to play a role in an organisation creating positive change around the world.
We’ve recently refreshed the Lendwithcare website to better reflect our alignment with CARE.
Take a look and, if you can, consider supporting an entrepreneur with a microloan🧡
🌍 Today is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
At Lendwithcare, we believe microfinance is a great way to fight poverty by giving people the tools to create their own opportunities.
If you can, please consider supporting an entrepreneur in need of funding today: bit.ly/4mEZFkD
SCOOPS Esso-Simnatou is a hardworking farming cooperative in northern Togo, growing chillies and tomatoes to support their families and community.
With a loan, they’re installing a solar-powered irrigation system, to grow crops year-round, boost their harvests, and improve local food security.
Right now, there are several loans that are almost fully funded on our website. If we can fully fund them before the end of the month, we’ll be able to send funding to our local partners even sooner.
If you can, take a moment to support one of these loans today 👇
bit.ly/4pPdApZ
For 15 years, Boonlert has turned plastic, paper, and metal into opportunity. Now, she’s ready to grow her recycling business thanks to a loan!
It’s truly inspiring to see small business owners like Boonlert finding ways to protect the environment while building brighter futures. 🧡
Many Lendwithcare loans don’t just help entrepreneurs start their businesses, they help them sustain and grow.
For Christine, a farmer from Togo, a loan enabled her to expand her land with the right tools and labour to keep her business thriving.
Support an entrepreneur today: bit.ly/4mEZFkD
We’re in the Big Issue this week talking about the impact of the Israeli occupation on employment in the West Bank & how you can help: careint.uk/4g7rdwo
Our micro-finance platform @lendwithcare.bsky.social has restarted loans in the West Bank to support small businesses' employment.
Read more:
Pranee, a hard working entrepreneur from Thailand, started a small mushroom farm in 2017 🍄
With a loan, Pranee hopes to expand her greenhouse and grow more mushrooms, helping her support her family.
Make a loan to an entrepreneur like Pranee: bit.ly/4mEZFkD
