Ravshan Jalilov was born in 1975, he is married and has two children. He finished school and started working as a repairman. He was helping his uncle to repair apartments and houses. But this job turned out to be a little too hard and he then started a business raising cattle. He takes out a loan to buy cattle...
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Señora Gladys Busto Mercado is 43 and lives in the Los Martines neighborhood, which is located in La Concepción. She lives with her husband, who works selling fruits and vegetables in the eastern market in the capital of Managua. They have two children who are in school...
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Victoria is a member of the Kuskanchik communal bank, which means "Us" in Quechua. She is single and 48-years-old. She sells cosmetics by catalog and clothing to friends and family members. She also prepares humitas (a type of corn cake) by taking orders for them. Victoria needs a loan of 900 PEN, which she will invest in the purchase of deodorant and colognes...
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Maria is a member of the Kuskanchik communal bank, which means "Us" in Quechua. She is married, is 40-years-old, and has 2 children. She sells clothing as a street vendor in the Nery García market. She acquires her products in the city of Lima. On Saturdays, Maria travels to different markets to sell clothing. She needs a loan of 900 PEN, which she will invest in the purchase of children's clothing...
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Señor Ángel Ricardo Ortiz is 30-years-old and lives in the San José de los Ríos neighborhood. He lives with his wife, who works as a domestic employee to help him pay their home's expenses since they have two children: a 6-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl. They are currently in school. Their plans for their family are to be able to construct two rooms so their children can live more comfortably...
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Luís Alfonso Cardenal is 53 years old and lives with his wife in the Ervin Ruiz neighborhood of Ticuantepe. His wife has a fruit and vegetable stand in the Oriental market. They have seven children, five of whom are already married, and two who are still dependent on them. His 15-year-old son is a student and also helps with farming chores. His 13-year-old daughter is a student...
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Rita Esmeralda Martines is 31 years old and lives in the Juan Ramón Padilla neighborhood of Ticuantepe. She lives with her husband, who works as a bricklayer to pay for their household expenses. They have a 12-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son, both of whom are in primary school...
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Mrs. Merlyn Madridondo's family's main source of income comes from fishing and rice fields. She also has a secondary business which is a sari-sari store located at their home. Increased rice production is her goal, which is behind her request for a loan of 15,000 PHP for fertilizer...
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For several years, these women have worked together selling small items within a group called TAKKU LIGGEY DIALMA2. The income generated from their business activities allows them to provide for family needs, including the payment of medical expenses for themselves and their children. They are requesting this loan to strengthen their retail business...
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Daniel Isaias Morales is 39-years old and resides in Soyapango with his wife and child. Daniel owns a bakery where he has worked for the last 15-years. He does not have any employees as his sister helps out with the business and he pays her a $100/monthly as a gesture...
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The Amor & Paz Group are comprised of women who get along well, are sociable who are tasked with the desire to overcome obstacles and are close-by neighbors...
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Mrs. Erlinda runs a store. This business is in a highly populated colony. She started with a tiny, humble shop four years ago and now the business has a sizeable stock and has grown so much so that it is well known in the area for the care and kindness shown to all customers...
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At 34 Shahlohon has already four children. Her husband works for a collective farm and is involved in different businesses in addition. Shahlohon is a stay-at-home mother but she also tends to the cattle. Since she has been tending to cattle since childhood, this is easy for her. The cattle grows fast and brings good profit...
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Reina Janeth Campos Escalante lives in Tonacatepeque with her two sons, the oldest is 14 years old and the youngest is 5 years old. Like all single mothers, she works hard every day for the welfare of her children. This is why Reina works hard at her beauty shop which she has owned for two years...
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The group "Suma Sartawi" is part of the Pro-Mujer family. It is located in the Villa Exaltacion area in the city of El Alto. To date, it has twelve members who have proven to be an organized group in their credit assessments and their internal activities...
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The "Flor de Tani Tani" group is made up of thirteen members and is part of the focal center Senkata, located in the city of El Alto.
This is a very happy group that together with its loan assistant, works with a lot of responsibility. Most members of the group are married with large families...
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Maxima is a member of the Grandioso Milagro community bank. She is 71 years old, she is married and has ten children. Four have died and six are alive, they are married. Maxima's son-in-law dedicates himself to making paper bags. She saw one day that it was easy and asked him to teach her. This is how she started making paper bags to pack a variety of things...
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Juana is a member of the Grandioso Milagro community bank. She is married, is 64 years old, and has four children who are older and married...
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Elizabeth is a member of the Grandioso Milagro community bank. Elizabeth is married, is 45 years old and has six children ages 28, 26, 21, 19, 12 and 10. The latter two are studying at public school...
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José is a member of the Grandioso Milagro communal bank. He lives with his wife and is 37 years old. They have two children who are 12 years old and attend the state school, and one child who is 1 year old...
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Amina Gonzales Saldaña belongs to the “Mujeres Shipibas” communal bank. She lives on Julio C. Tello street in the city of Pucallpa. She is 23 years old and has 2 children. Her husband is a dental technician...
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Ms. Francisca Vera is a 50-year-old widow with a grown-up son with whom she works. She owns a field on which she grows different types of plants—both ornamental and seasonal—which she then sells at the Itaugua Municipal Market. She also sells the plants door-to-door alongside her son on a horse-drawn cart. Additionally, she and her son provide gardening services for private homes...
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Mr. Hipólito Quiñónez is 62 years old and has two grown-up children. Our client sells citrus—oranges, grapefruit, and tangerines—for a living. He has been in business since 1999. His business space is located in the Caacupemi neighborhood of the city of Atyra, located some 7 kilometers from downtown Caacupe...
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Mr. Pablo Britez is 59 years old and lives in the Tajy Loma neighborhood of Carapegua city. He has been a street vendor for 20 years. He is separated, but he has a grown daughter who is a teacher and they live in their own house...
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Señora Silvia María Torres Paiz is 58 and married. She has 3 children, all of whom are in school. She has owned a small grocery store for more than 17 years. She obtained it through her family, and now she wants to continue it as her means of making a living. Silvia is a hard-working woman who likes this type of business in spite of her age...
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Ms. Rebeca is originally from Retahuleu, but she resides in Coxomo, in the Patzarajman canton of the Totonicapan municipality. She is involved in dressmaking, sewing different types of aprons, pants, and traditional clothing. She learned this skill in the factories of Guatemala City when she got married. Her husband is a tailor...
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Alba Nidia Centeno Sequeira is a 51-year-old single mother with 3 children who all work. She has been running a general store for over 7 years. She started this business because she was unemployed at the time, and being the hardworking woman that she is, she decided to set up a general store in her home...
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Ms. Candelaria Odilia Ajpacaja is from the department of Totonicapan. She resides in the Coxomo canton, which is located 5 kilometers from Cuatro Caminos, the highway that leads Guatemala City. She makes and sells clothing for a living. She is a down-to-earth and responsible person in her community...
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Ms. Tomasa Virginia is a native of the Canton Paqui community, in the department of Totonicapan. She works in a textile factory, where she makes traditional skirts and tablecloths. Some of her supervisors noticed that she is a hardworking person, so they advised her to obtain capital so that she can start her own business...
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Alejandrina is a member of the Chacco Communal Bank. Alejandrina is married, 50 years old and has 4 children. Alejandrina has a store in her home where she sells general groceries, in addition Alejandrina is dedicated to growing vegetables that she then sells in the supply market in the city of Ayacucho...
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The Cusi Urpi Communal Bank (which means Happy Little Parrot) began its 30th cycle with 27 members. The members perform different businesses such as selling food, fruits, general groceries, footwear, clothing, honey, cereals, wood, crafts, cosmetics and cosmetic services...
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Agripina is a member of the San Miguel de Ayacucho Communal Bank. Agripina is married, is 44 years old and has 3 children. Together with her husband Agripina is dedicated to growing vegetables that she then transports and sells in the supply market in the city of Ayacucho...
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At age 24, Judine Pierre has come a very long way. Being a single mother, a student, and a business owner can be very challenging, but very rewarding. When speaking about the rewards, Judine is open about how she struggled to feed herself and child daily prior to her 1st loan...
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Since 1994, Regina Mensah has worked as a fishmonger and trader, selling fish and minerals in Elmina. She is married and has nine dependents. She has received an education through junior high school...
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Martha Ekua-Aba is 45 years old. She is married and has given birth to six children: one son and five daughters. She says some of her children are in the polytechnic, senior high and junior high schools. She lives with her children and husband in a rented apartment in a busy fishing/commercial town called Mankessim, near Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana...
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Augustina Ekuban is 42 years old. She is married and has given birth to four children: two sons and two daughters. She says her children are in the senior high and the primary schools. She lives with her children and husband in a rented apartment in a busy fishing/commercial town called Mankessim, near Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana...
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Adwoa Kwansima works to help her husband provide for their family. Her husband is a fitting mechanic while she is a trader. She trades in all kinds of cereals such as maize, beans, etc. She procures the goods all the way from Ejura in the northern sector. Adwoa sells at the local market to food vendors and retailers...
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Juliana Adoko is 34 years old. She is married with three children – one son and two daughters – who are currently in junior high and primary schools. Juliana lives with her children and husband in a rented apartment in the busy fishing/commercial town of Mankessim, near Cape Coast, in the central region of Ghana...
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Cecilia Assan is thirty-seven years old. She is married and has three children, two sons and a daughter. According to her, all her children are currently in primary school. She lives with her children and husband in a rented apartment in a busy fishing/commercial town called Mankessim, near Cape Coast in the Central region of Ghana...
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Edwin Bruno and this group of entrepreneurs live in Sabana de la Mar, a beautiful small town located on the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic. It is the northern limit of the Hato Mayor province with the Samana bay. From here, ferries transport passengers to Samana, which is a beautiful peninsula with many tourist attractions...
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Sixteen people living in Dei Edth Kaoh Phos village in Kandal province comprise this village bank loan, and they will use the loan for various purposes. The group president is Mrs. Chhuorn Rours, a 56- year-old who along with her husband, Mr. Koeut Saroeun, makes and sells rice wine...
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This village bank consists of twenty one members and is located in Dei Eth Koh Phos village in Kandal province. The group plan to use the loan for various purposes. Mrs. Savoen Bol is the village bank president who has been selected by the members. Mrs. Savoen Bol is 35 years old and the mother of a child who is too young to work or study...
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Twenty one people living in Sdau Kanleng village in Kandal province comprise this village bank loan, and they will use the loan for various purposes. Mrs. Chreob Lim is 31 years old and acts as village bank president. She is employed in a garment factory and also breeds pigs...
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Karmin is a 45 year old single woman living in Furn El Chebbak in Mount Lebanon. She has owned her own fruit and vegetable store since 2006. Today, she is requesting a loan for $1000. She will use this loan to redecorate and make the shop more heartwarming in order to attract a wider range of clients...
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Soumaya is 49 years old and married with three children. She lives in Kfarshima, Mount Lebanon. She has been working as a food provider since 1995, when her mother first taught her the business. Today, she wants to borrow $1000 in order to increase her stock...
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Houda is 40 years old and married with three children. They live in Ouzai, Mount Lebanon. She sells beauty products and jewelry from her home. She has been working in the industry for nine years. Today, Houda is hoping to borrow $1000 to increase her inventory...
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Manal is a 21 year-old single woman with a home-based business living in Jnah, Mount Lebanon. She sells beauty products, lingerie and jewellery to the neighboring areas. Today she is requesting to borrow $1,000 to purchase merchandise to increase her sales...
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Wadih is a 22 year-old single parent supporting two children and living in Dekwaneh, Mount Lebanon. He has been working as an auditor for the past three years. Today he wants to borrow $1,200 to improve his productivity by buying a laptop computer...
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Sary is a 22 year-old single man living in Gharifeh, Mount Lebanon. He has been a taxi driver for the past three years, when he first received his driver's license. Today he is requesting to borrow $1,200 to fix mechanical issues in his taxi...
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Ali is a 36 year-old married man with one child living in Ghaza in the Bekaa Valley. He has been working as a contractor since the year 2000. Today Ali is requesting to borrow $1,200 to purchase a machine for his materials...
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