Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Mhani Gingi Micro-Finance


Written by: Fatima Vinoos, Shivon Jacobs and Shakeel Hashim

We would like to tell you more about a remarkable woman named Lillian Masebenza. She is the CEO and founder of Mhani Gingi Entrepreneurial Networks and is a living embodiment and agent of her vision for an empowered Africa. She sees her company becoming a renowned leader in providing innovative solutions and business opportunities aimed at alleviating poverty within the global society.

Lillian has a soft spot for impoverished youth and women in her surrounding communities. She would do anything in her power to help those in need. She is also an Ashoka Fellow and is connected with many other institutions with the same values as Mhani Gingi.

Lillian is now in the process of opening a micro-finance institution to help the youth and women in the impoverished communities to start up their own businesses. The loans will be made using social collateral because those who are going to apply for the finances are people without any assets to use as collateral at banks. For the past three weeks we have been helping her to set up the framework for this institution.

Mhani Gingi is a good network to belong to as all the businesses under the Mhani Gingi umbrella work together to help each other get business. They focus on the power of the collective and work hand in hand with one another which contribute to everyones success.

It was a pleasure meeting and working with her because it was clear to us as a group that her intentions were purely to help uplift the lives of others. We will definitely be keeping in contact with her and have offered our help to her in any way that she may need us in future. If you feel that you want to be a part of this network, contact Lillian for more information.

Lillian Masebenza
Tel: 021 532 2750
Cell: 082 465 4687
Email: nlrestio@telkomsa.net

17 CJ Langenhoven St.
Parow North
Cape Town
8000

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