Blog Posts
A Day in Bajuni Island
Baba Jeylani (left) with KIMS Chief of Operation Abdifatah Muthane KIMS Microfinance extended its investment opportunity to fishery sectors in Bajuni islands, situated on the southern coast of Somalia and home of the Bajuni people. This community grew crops, built...
KIMS Gave Me Hope
DeeqaMursal Omar, a mother of 8 children, used her loan to build a successful business that sells clothes in Bakara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia, after getting a micro-entrepreneurship loan from KIMS Microfinance. Throughout her life, Deeqa has worked hard for her 8...
KIMS Microfinance strengthens its board with new appointment
KIMS Microfinance is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms.Rahma Hersi as their newest Board Member. Rahma Hersi has over a decade of experience in working in the Islamic finance sector including in different fields such as Islamic Finance and Banking,...
New Branding for a Growing Organisation
Kaah Islamic Microfinance Services has rebranded as KIMS Microfinance and in the process has introduced a fresh and modern brand identity for the organisation reflecting its status as the leading microfinance institution in Somalia and its national and...
Making a Successful Return
Born in Kismayo, Ikran was forced by war to flee her home and resettle in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. After seven years Ikran was able to return to Kismayo. “I now have a reliable income”. - Ikran As work was scarce, Ikran was doomed to end up with an...
Reestablishing a Somali Fishing Industry
In 2016, the port city of Kismayo received more than 25,000 refugees who returned to Somali from Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. Since 2015, 75,000 refugees have returned to Somalia from refugee camps in Kenya. A significant number of these refugees have come to the...