Creating Opportunity Beyond the Stage: Our Support for Lend with Care

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At Imagine Theatre, we believe in the power of storytelling, community and creating positive experiences that leave a lasting impact. Alongside bringing magic and entertainment to audiences across the UK, we are also proud to support initiatives that help change lives beyond the stage — including our support of Lend with Care.

Lend with Care is a microfinance initiative run by CARE International UK, one of the world’s leading poverty-fighting charities. The charity helps entrepreneurs in low-income countries access small business loans that allow them to build sustainable futures for themselves and their families.

What makes Lend with Care so powerful is its simplicity. A loan of as little as £15 can help someone buy farming equipment, stock a market stall, purchase livestock, or invest in tools and materials to grow a small business. As the loan is repaid, the funds can then be reinvested to support another entrepreneur, creating a cycle of ongoing opportunity and empowerment.

Since beginning our support in 2019, Imagine Theatre has now funded 1,362 £15 loans through Lend with Care. As loans are repaid, the money is reinvested to support more entrepreneurs, allowing our original contributions to create an ongoing cycle of opportunity.

So far, this support has helped 3,121 entrepreneurs, contributed to the creation of 1,951 jobs, and positively impacted 14,303 people through the entrepreneurs, their families and communities.

For us at Imagine Theatre, supporting Lend with Care reflects values that are incredibly important to our company — creativity, ambition, resilience and giving people the opportunity to thrive. Just as theatre has the ability to inspire confidence, bring people together and spark imagination, initiatives like Lend with Care empower individuals to create brighter futures through their own hard work and determination.

We are incredibly proud to support a charity that focuses not simply on aid, but on empowerment — helping people work their way out of poverty with dignity, independence and long-term sustainability.

Our Lend with Care impact so far

  • 1,362 loans funded

  • 3,121 entrepreneurs supported

  • 1,951 jobs created

  • 14,303 people helped

To find out more about the incredible work of Lend with Care, or to support an entrepreneur yourself, visit lendwithcare.org.

Our commitment to creating positive impact goes beyond our support for Lend with Care. Read more about Imagine Theatre's approach to sustainability and our five consecutive years of carbon-neutral operations.