Our Impact

We have ambitious plans to add over 30,000 additional female micro-entrepreneurs over the next 5 years, and 75,000 in the next 10 years.

Read our latest Impact Report at https://www.dropbox.com/s/dp1kl15x5b0nmyz/SPBD%20Impact%20Report_FINAL%20highres%20AA2%20FINAL.pdf?dl=0

Samoa

8,000 aspiring women micro-entrepreneurs served on Upolu and Savaii
with over 95,000 loans disbursed since inception or US$70 million
Over 20,000 saving accounts and 8,000 members with death benefit coverage
Financially sustainable since 2007
Offers a range of loan products: group Microenterprise loans, Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) loans, Overseas Worker loans, Higher Education loans, and White Goods loans
Offers a remittance product
Offers Financial Education training for all members
Encourages members to send their children to school. To support this goal, members may use a portion of their financing to pay for school-related expenses

Over 5,500 women micro-entrepreneurs currently served on Tongatapu, Vava'u, Ha'apai and Eau'
More than 54,000 loans disbursed since inception totaling over US$48 million
Over 11,000 savings depositors and 5,000 members with death benefit coverage
Financially sustainable since 2011
Offers a range of loan products: group Microenterprise loans, Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) loans, and Higher Education loans
Offers Financial Education training for all members
Encourages our members to send their children to school. To support this goal, members may use a portion of their financing to pay for school-related expenses

More than 6,500 women loan clients currently served on Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Ovalau, and Kadavu
Over 55,000 loansdisbursed since inception totaling over US$33 million
Over 9,500 savings accounts and 5,000 members with death benefit coverage
Financially sustainable since 2018
Offers a range of loan products: group Microenterprise loans, Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) loans, White Goods loans, and Higher Education loans
Offers Financial Education training for all members
Partners with Vodafone to provide mobile banking services to all members
Encourages our members to send their children to school. To support this goal, members may use a portion of their financing to pay for school-related expenses

More than 2,600 women loan clients currently served in Guadalcanal, Munda, and Gizo
Over 24,000 loans disbursed since inception or US$15 million
Over 8,000 savings accounts and 2,500 members with death benefit coverage
Expected to become financial sustainable by 2021
Offers the following loan products: group Microenterprise loans and Solar Lighting loans
Offers Financial Education training for all members
Encourages our members to send their children to school. To support this goal, members may use a portion of their financing to pay for school-related expenses

Over 4,000 women loan clients currently served
More than 11,000 loans disbursed since inception, worth over US$ 6 million
Over 6,500 savings accounts and 4000 members with death benefit coverage
Financial sustainability achieved in 2019
Offers group Microenterprise loans
Offers Financial Education training for all members
Encourages our members to send their children to school. To support this goal, members may use a portion of their financing to pay for school-related expenses

SPBD is making a large impact such that members experience:

Higher income
Better housing conditions (electricity, running water, sanitation, upgraded roof and floor)
Enhanced education for children
Less vulnerability to personal and economic shocks due to our savings and insurance products
Enhanced self-esteem leading to a better standing in society and closer family relationships