Project Description Country: Kenya Location: Ongata-Rongai Total Budget: $5,000 Area of Focus: Community economic development Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: This project will provide microloans to urban refugees in Ongata Rongai and nearby area, to open new business or grow existing ones. This project follows last year's successful District Grant P-5391. The Rotary Club of Nairobi Karengata, Kenya, has identified a community need in Ongata Rongai town for micro-loans to members of groups of refugees who cannot obtain regular credit. Groups must have pre-existed for at least a year, and members must know each other well and must guarantee each other's loans. The implementing partner, Alliance for African Assistance-Kenya, will manage the project without fee. Groups will be selected after an interview process and will be trained to maintain business records. Loans will be made electronically (using Mpesa) from a separate bank account maintained by the implementing partner, and loan repayments will be deposited in that account. Project funds will be a "revolving fund" that will provide new loans as repayments are made. Rotary Club members will be involved in interviewing groups, providing business training, and oversight. See attached documents. Project Contact Person District: 5340 Rotary Club of: San Diego Primary Contact: Roger Haines Email: rogerhaines43@gmail.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2025-26 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total San Diego (5340) 30-Jul-25 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Total $2,500 $2,500 $5,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [3-Apr-26] Final Report [31-Mar-26] Kenya Disbursements 2 [31-Mar-26] Kenya disbursements 4 [31-Mar-26] Kenya disbursements 5 [31-Mar-26] Kenya discursement 3 [31-Mar-26] Kenya Micro Report 2026 [31-Mar-26] Micro Disbursements 1 [30-Jul-25] Micro-lending Description [23-Sep-25] San Diego Club 33 Bank Info

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History Log Entries 30-Jul-25 by Roger Haines System Entry: Creation of project page. 22-Sep-25 by Roger Haines System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 22-Sep-25 by Roger Haines System Entry: Project signed by Roger Haines. 22-Sep-25 by Roger Haines System Entry: Project signed by Roger Haines. 30-Sep-25 by Alan Turner System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 24-Oct-25 by Dave Brooks System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 31-Mar-26 by Roger Haines System Entry: Final Report signed by Roger Haines. 3-Apr-26 by Alan Turner System Entry: Project reverted to "Paid". 3-Apr-26 by Roger Haines System Entry: Final Report signed by Roger Haines. 5-Apr-26 by Alan Turner System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.