Why 100% microloan repayment matters and what it says about the Women’s Club model
Mineke Foundation’s Women’s Club is once again expecting a 100% repayment rate on all microloans issued through its revolving fund in 2025. In a context like Liberia – where incomes […]
Meet Hawa: “We walk with them, step by step”
Hawa Hawa Williams is a former teacher at Damiefa School who now works as a Women’s Club Assistant at Mineke Foundation. For the past seven months, she has been supporting […]
Beyond microloans: how savings and peer support build real financial resilience
When people talk about financial inclusion, the focus is often on credit. But for many women in Liberia, the difference between moving forward and falling back is not access to […]
Learning, laughing and creating together
87 women joined our tie and dye training and turned a simple skills session into a vibrant space of creativity, curiosity and community. For many, it was their first time […]
New skills, new opportunities
Recently, 100+ Women’s Club members participated in a hands-on training on how to make air fresheners. It’s a simple product that requires minimal materials. This makes it ideal for women […]
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟎+ 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰?
At the heart of the Women’s Club is a simple idea: women supporting women. Our members share tips, check in on each other and encourage those who are just getting […]
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻
When we talk about economic empowerment, our microloans get a lot of attention. But savings are at least as important. Coran has been a member of our Women’s Club from […]
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲
One of the challenges we face in our Women’s Club is that many of our members are illiterate. They can’t read or write, which makes it difficult for them to […]
𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗼𝗻-𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲
The month of April was a challenging month for many of our women entrepreneurs. Several of them saw their sales drop sharply. Some even considered closing their businesses. Most of […]
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
Our Women’s Club is growing as more and more women make their way to us. They’re seeing friends and neighbours improve their businesses and make more money and they want […]