February update

The proceeds of the January Expat Drinks were donated to Haiti. Still, with the pay back money of start ups we have helped in 2009, Cosmo Polite was able to support two new start-ups : Natalya's childrens' clothing store and Joseph's motor bike taxi service.


Natalya is single and lives in Berdyansk. Natalya sells children’s clothing in one of the biggest markets of her hometown. She offers trendy merchandise at affordable prices, which has always been main attraction for her customers. Natalya has been in this business for eight years.

Natalya has requested a 15,000 Grivnya loan to increase her turnover capital and purchase additional merchandise at wholesale prices for further retail sale in her kiosk. Natalya can be characterized as a hard-working entrepreneur with a clear vision and integrity. She is talented and knowledgeable in business management. We believe Natalya’s business will benefit from her current loan and will continue growing in the future.


Senfuma Joseph is a hardworking man and a businessman with multiple businesses including a boda boda (motorbike taxi) business. He also buys and sells agricultural produce, he is a builder and has a retail shop at his home which is mostly managed by his wife with the help of his children.

Joseph has four children and he hopes to see all of them attain the best education even through to university so that they can have a better life than the one they are living today. Joseph needs this first loan to be able to expand his business by restocking his retail shop with more goods as well as to buy more agricultural produce and greens for resale.




People Cosmo Polites have supported by providing loans:
Natalya Bondareva (Ukraine) - January 2010
Senfuma Joseph (Uganda) - January 2010
Kei Uy (Phillipines) - December drinks
Uche Ike (Nigeria) - December drinks
Maqboolan Maqsood Ahmad Group (Pakistan) - October drinks
Azra M.rafiq Group (Pakistan) - October drinks
Rukiri 2 Group (Uganda) - Table Invitee dinner
Hermenia Soon (Phillipines) - September drinks
Letecia Ocular (Phillipines) - September drinks
Marguerite Kayitesi (Rwanda) - August drinks
Noeun Sorn (Cambodia) - August drinks
Deborah Alaho (Nigeria) - July drinks
Areli (Peru) - July drinks
Yarisa Mojica Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - June drinks
Dafina Vasileva (Bulgary) - Thanksgiving dinner 2007
Hamza Homidov (Tajikistan) - Thanksgiving dinner 2007
Digna (Peru) - Thanksgiving dinner 2007
Tomás Medina (Paraguay)- Thanksgiving dinner 2007