Taakulo

By Maal Microfinance

Interest-free · 100% principal returned · Open to all

Lend, don't give.
Watch your kindness recycle.

Taakulo connects Angel Donors of every background with vetted entrepreneurs across the Horn of Africa. You lend interest-free; we purchase the assets they need and they repay over time. When repaid, 100% of your principal returns — to lend again, or withdraw. Built on an ethical, asset-backed financing model open to donors of all faiths.

01

You lend

Interest-free, no fees

02

We deliver

Vetted, asset-backed

03

They repay

Principal returns to you

$17.9k

Lent to date

18

Beneficiaries funded

7

Angel donors

14.5%

Principal recovery

2.6×

Avg recycle multiplier

How Taakulo works

A hybrid Sharia-compliant
structure that returns your capital.

Angel Donor

You

Qard Hasan

Maal

Wakalah agent

Murabaha + markup

Beneficiary

Asset purchase

01

You lend, interest-free

You deposit funds as Qard Hasan into a segregated Donor Wallet. No profit, no expectation of profit — only the return of your principal.

02

Maal acts as your agent

Under a Wakalah mandate, Maal vets the beneficiary, purchases assets directly from suppliers, and structures a Murabaha sale at cost plus a fixed, per-case markup.

03

Beneficiary repays in installments

Over the agreed tenor (8–24 months), the beneficiary pays Maal. Maal returns 100% of your principal to your wallet; the markup sustains Maal's operations.

04

Your barakah recycles

When principal returns, you choose: re-lend to a new beneficiary or withdraw. Each dollar serves multiple families over time.

Sharia compliance

Audited end-to-end. Zero riba.

Every transaction on Taakulo is reviewed by the Maal Sharia Board. Donor capital flows under Qard Hasan; beneficiary financing is Murabaha asset-backed. Funds are segregated; agency is documented; profit is tied to a real asset sale.

Qard Hasan
Benevolent loan from donor to Maal — no interest, no profit expectation.
Wakalah
Documented agency mandate authorizing Maal to act on the donor's behalf.
Murabaha
Cost-plus asset sale — Maal owns the asset before selling it on to the beneficiary.
Segregation
Donor funds held separately from Maal's operating capital.

Become an Angel Donor

Your $250 can lift three families before it ever needs to come back.