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Our most requested products, with repayment that fits your income.

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Farming, livestock & fisheries

Beermaal

Agricultural financing

Financing for small-scale farmers to expand operations, buy inputs and improve irrigation.

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Trade & manufacturing

Beecmaal

Trade financing

Working capital and inventory financing for SMEs, traders, wholesalers and retailers.

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Women & youth

Marwo & Maal

Women's empowerment financing

Capital for women entrepreneurs to start or grow a business.

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Why Maal

A regulated institution built for the informal economy

Maal Microfinance was established in 2020 to close the financing gap for micro, small and medium enterprises and for women entrepreneurs.

  • Licensed and supervised

    Licensed by the Central Bank of Somalia and registered with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

  • Sharia-compliant

    Every product is provided within the principles of Sharia, overseen by a Sharia compliance committee.

  • Collateral-free access

    Free accounts, collateral-free financing and credit profiling for people conventional lenders exclude.

  • Financial education

    Saving, account, financing and business-model training alongside every product.

Our impact

Financial inclusion, measured

Figures from the Maal Microfinance company profile.

Customers served
12,000+
Financing disbursed
$12.5M+
Districts reached across Somalia
15
Of beneficiaries are women and youth
90%
400+
Hectares of farmland financed
350+
Households provided with solar financing
20+
Fishing cooperatives financed

Our model

Six steps to a more sustainable future

Every client moves through the same cycle — save, learn, invest and grow — with our team alongside at each step.

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Tooko Service

A Somali Ayuuto/Hagbad innovation that builds a saving culture among low-income people and small business owners.

Trust & governance

Licensed, governed and audited

Maal Microfinance L.T.D is a limited liability company licensed by the Central Bank of Somalia under the Central Bank Act (Law no. 130 of 22 April 2012). It is overseen by a Board of Directors with Sharia compliance, credit, HR and risk, compliance & audit committees, and is subject to external audit.

  • Regulator
    Central Bank of Somalia
  • Microfinance registration
    MFR2025-002
  • Company registered
    December 2020, Mogadishu
  • Oversight
    Board committees and external audit

Partners

Working with partners at home and abroad

53 partners

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  • European Union
  • Central Bank of Somalia
  • USAID
  • Somali Development and Reconstruction Bank
  • The World Bank
  • Somali Microfinances Association (SOMMA)
  • Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)
  • YouthLink Somalia
  • DT Global
  • SHACDO
  • Gargaara Company Limited
  • Lifeline-Gedo
  • Sida
  • Kaaliye Consulting Group
  • Action Against Hunger
  • Waayeel Consulting
  • Riskbridge
  • Abaal Social Services
  • SOS Children’s Villages
  • Libaax
  • Concern Worldwide
  • Community Development Foundation
  • Afrotel International
  • Somali Health Cards Center
  • Mercy Corps
  • Skillhub
  • Begini
  • Milton Bridge University
  • Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
  • IFIS Corporation
  • New Future Foundation
  • Benadir University Innovation Hub
  • United Nations ECOSOC
  • JIC
  • Startup Grind
  • Community partner
  • Musoni
  • Salaama Mall
  • Rawdah Youth Organization
  • Samakaal Hospital
  • Discount Electronics
  • Dheeh Jewellery
  • Snap Dental Clinic
  • Panorama Dental Clinic
  • De-Martino Dental Practice
  • Power Store
  • HE
  • Somalia Resilience Program (SomReP)
  • Wardi Relief
  • Somali International University
  • Aden Adde International University
  • Imam University
  • Jobkey University

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