Expat May Drinks

The start of a long and sunny weekend was celebrated with Friday Eve drinks at Cote d'Americain - the new terrace at Leidseplein. More than 30 people showed up for a drink and together we've supported 3 entrepreneurs: a lady in Togo, a Peruvian taxi driver and a pig farmer in Cambodia.

Yako Adjoyo Semekono (Togo) is a 30-year-old woman. She is married and the mother of two children. Yako runs a business in office supplies, from her store called Ets Yolande. She sells cartridges for photocopy printers and also provides copying services for individuals and various institutions in the district. The loan requested will be used for buying three toner cartridges and two boxes of stationary.

Carlos Cesar Hernandez Torres (Peru) is 44 years old, single, and lives at his sister’s house. He owns a motorcycle taxi with which he provides transportation services throughout the city. Carlos has been in this business for one year. He was previously employed as a farm worker. Carlos is a person with many goals and objectives, one of them being to acquire his own home. The money he requested will be invested in the maintenance of his vehicle.

Oem Nom (Cambodia) is 29 years old and lives in Kompong Tom Province, Cambodia. She has built a medium pigpen behind her house where she feeds a few pigs from which she earns a living. By doing this, she is able to generate a simple daily income, which helps to ensure her family with stable sales and profits. Mrs. Oem Nom is asking for a loan in order to purchase a new machine to allow her husband to pick up firewood from the forest.

Up until now, we have supported 29 entrepreneurs. Join us the next time!

1. Yako Adjoyo Semekono (Togo) - May 2010
   
2. Carlos Cesar Hernandez Torres (Peru) - May 2010
3. Oem Nom (Cambodia) - May 2010
4. Batjargal Sodnom (Mongolia) - April 2010
5. Neang Kimla (Cambodia) - April 2010
6. Sanchez Antonio III (Phillipines) - April 2010
7. Bayrjargal Demchig (Mongolia) - April 2010
   
8. Peninah Kibet (Kenya) - April 2010
   
9. Adjowa Adjalo (Togo) - February 2010
10. Jacob Tawai (Kenya) - February 2010
11. Grace Iwo (Nigeria) - February 2010
12. Natalya Bondareva (Ukraine) - January 2010
13. Senfuma Joseph (Uganda) - January 2010
14. Kei Uy (Phillipines) - December drinks
15. Uche Ike (Nigeria) - December drinks
16. Maqboolan Maqsood Ahmad Group (Pakistan) - October drinks
17. Azra M.rafiq Group (Pakistan) - October drinks
18. Rukiri 2 Group (Uganda) - Table Invitee dinner
19. Hermenia Soon (Phillipines) - September drinks
20. Letecia Ocular (Phillipines) - September drinks
21. Marguerite Kayitesi (Rwanda) - August drinks
22. Noeun Sorn (Cambodia) - August drinks
23. Deborah Alaho (Nigeria) - July drinks
24. Areli (Peru) - July drinks
25. Yarisa Mojica Jimenez (Dominican Republic) - June drinks
26. Dafina Vasileva (Bulgary) - Thanksgiving dinner 2007
27. Hamza Homidov (Tajikistan) - Thanksgiving dinner 2007
28. Digna (Peru) - Thanksgiving dinner 2007
29. Tomás Medina (Paraguay)- Thanksgiving dinner 2007