Our Clients

Given our mission, our customers are at the heart of our business. We serve credit constrained and financially excluded small and micro entrepreneurs, among them fresh foods hawkers, fish mongers and wood working artisans in the main markets and slums of Nairobi and its surroundings.

Meet Jennifer Apondi

Jennifer joined Riverbank in 2008 and used her first loan of 2000 KSh to amplify her business. She is a Juakali Artisan and sells suitcases, backpacks and locally made cooking pots on a local market. To date, she has borrowed over 20.000 KSh and saved over 10.000 KSh. Riverbank supports her struggle to provide for her family with medical insurance; an education loan enables her oldest child to attend high school, the remaining four children attend primary school.

Meet Gerald Gatimu Maina

Gerald operates on the Gikomba Market and sells a variety of items for household use, among them plates, spoons and bathroom supplies. He joined Riverbank in 2008 and, as most of our customers, started with an instant loan of 2000 KSh. Today, he has successfully paid back loans of over 30.000 KSh and currently has a savings balance of over 25.000 KSh. He furthermore introduced seven other successful members into our institution. Riverbank supports him and his family with medical insurance.