by Suzanne Regterschot | Feb 15, 2021 | GGEM
We recently met up with our partners at GGEM Microfinance Services to assess their current situation and get an update on their developments during the pandemic. We are proud to report that GGEM has really weathered the storm and has managed to work with those clients...
by Suzanne Regterschot | May 27, 2020 | GGEM
The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused social and economic disruption around our globe. As well as other countries, Sierra Leone has also taken measurements to minimize spreading of the disease. Besides the preventive measures, such as washing hands regularly,...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Feb 15, 2019 | GGEM
Today Aurora signed a new loan agreement with Grassroots Gender Empowerment Movement (GGEM) a Sierra Leonean Microfinance Institution that we have been supporting since 2014. This is the third loan agreement signed with GGEM and will last for four years. Over the...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Aug 23, 2018 | ACTB, GGEM
Sierra Leone, a country of 7 million people with a wealth of natural resources, should – in theory – be rich. Not only do its waters team with diverse fish species but diamonds, gold and iron ore are also found under its soil. Weather conditions mean that...
by admin | Jun 26, 2016 | GGEM
A new loan agreement was signed between Aurora and Grassroot Gender Empowerment Movement (GGEM) in Freetown on 2nd June 2016. The goal of this new agreement is to support individuals and SME´s and at the same time support development in Sierra Leone. The loan amount...
by Regína Bjarnadóttir | Sep 9, 2015 | GGEM
Mary Roberts is one of the micro- entrepreneurs who received a loan from GGEM (Grassroots Gender Empowerment Movement) through the funding of Aurora Foundation. Mary obtained an SLL 3 Million loan in January 2015 to increase her stocks of Africana traditional clothing...
