Does Pajebal lend directly to the entrepreneurs and micro & small businesses?
No. Pajebal partners with three nationally registered Guatemalan savings and loan cooperatives: La Cooperativa Integral de Ahorro y Crédito Pajebal, (CODICAP), R. L., La Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito San Miguel Chuimequená (COSAMI), R. L., and Xe-Ixtamayac, R. L. The cooperatives then, in conjunction with Pajebal, analyze their loan solicitations, and Pajebal then funds the cooperatives for specific loans that are most in accordance with Pajebal’s development vision. Pajebal then posts videos of these entrepreneurs and small businesses on the Pajebal website. Thus, Pajebal funds are legally lent to the cooperatives in general, however the funds are directly channeled to specific business borrowers that Pajebal has approved.