Uganda Gets Going

The Uganda Micro-credit Team! They have been actively interested in just such a program for several years and see this effort as an answer to their hopes. This group of well educated GSM members are motivated to get the program started. The core group of GSM in Uganda is located in Kampala, a large and active city. Lots of competition for goods and services there. Their first challenge will be to determine where and with whom to get the project started – in the city, Kampala rural or out in one of the poverty washed villages of Uganda.

GSM Micro-credit Founding in Kenya

The staff in Kenya is heartily motivated to begin engaging with Micro-credit initiatives. George Juma has been selected as the Loan Officer for this enterprise. Members of GSSSA (Good Samaritan Sponsored Students Association) have formed the management committee. GSSSA is a group of individuals who have had the fortune to attend secondary school, college and even to the university with some or all of their tuition sponsored by Good Samaritan Ministries. They are a dedicated group now committed to "go and do likewise". George Juma is a CPA Level 1, the financial director for the GSM Secondary School as well as an auditor for the local school district. He is ideally suited for managing the finances of the MEF in Kenya. Representatives from other GSM centers in Kenya, like Bagoma and Nyandgande are also very motivated to begin a Micro-credit program in their locations. After six months of experience in Uranga, we hope to be able to move out to other locations.