Investing with social return
Help entrepreneurs in developing countries grow their businesses by investing in their crowdfunding projects on Lendahand. Start with as little as €10 and earn up to 7% annual interest.
736 million people globally live on less than €1.60 a day
Inequality between mature economies and emerging markets has left millions in poverty and without opportunity. This has consequences such as lack of education, gender inequality, and unsafe living conditions.
Lendahand empowers you to make your impact across the world by investing in companies in emerging markets working hard to improve their local economies and communities.
How it works
Choose from proven companies
Our experienced team selects proven companies and financial institutions that need funding to grow their businesses. These companies then list “projects” on our site for you to crowdfund.
Invest in the projects that fit your needs
Invest in the projects most important to you based on factors such as job creation, environmental impact, or gender equality. Start from €10 and earn up to 7% annual interest.
Fight poverty in emerging markets
Help close the €4.6 trillion funding gap facing SMEs in emerging markets, create jobs, improve local communities, and contribute to a sustainable financial system that works for everyone.
Our progress
This reflects the total invested amount through lendahand.com and lendahand.co.uk
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MexicoSOFIPA
With a first loan of EUR 300,000 to new local partner SOFIPA in Mexico, around 1,000 women will get access to finance so they can expand their companies by offering for example more products. The women ask for this credit via a group loan, so they are all responsible for the repayments. **please note: this project contains an exchange rate risk EUR/USD)**
€300,000
6.00%
18 months
USD
Currency6 months
| Amount | €300,000 |
| Interest | 6.00% |
| Maturity | 18 months |
| Repayments | 6 months |
| Currency | USD |
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- Van der Sanden - Genoeg
- Marc
- Yvonne van Donselaar-Koldenhof
- Jos van Aggelen
- van Wijngaarde
- Louis Bunck
- Wilma
- Babette
- Leonieke
- Vincent
- Caroline van der Post
- Dennis Jansen
- Gerard van Mourik
- martien vermeij
- Peter
- Herman Snelder
- MK
- J. Bos
- Trees van den Hoogen
- hella snijder
- Natasja Ruis
- Taco Wiersma
- Paul
- Marie-Thérèse Dijkzeul
- Guus Matser
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From our blog
5 Surprising Insights from the Impact Report
By Lynn Hamerlinck on 29 August 2022
All the results of 8 years of Lendahand are featured in the first Impact Report. We've listed five of the most surprising insights from the report.
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