Atyrkul Altykeeva's Group

Atyrkul, being a housewife, takes care of the household. She also actively helps her husband look after their cattle. Her daily routine begins with milking cows in the morning, then selling the milk to her neighbors. Besides cows, they keep some other livestock, too. So, Atyrkul has always a lot to do around the house.

Having lived all her life in a rural area, she decided to send her eldest son to college, to live in the city. Two other sons live at home and help their parents. By selling some of their livestock, they managed to buy a house, though Atyrkul’s monthly income from selling milk is just US$ 65.

Now, Atyrkul is desperate to buy another cow. One more cow means more milk for sale, consequently more daily income to save for their second son’s education. For villagers every liter of milk is valuable, since it brings cash, which is a rare thing in a village area.

Here are Atyrkul’s partners: Amanbu, Altyn and Nazira. Amanbu is fifty. With her husband she keeps livestock: one cow and twenty sheep. Her husband is an electrician, but Amanbu, being a housewife, meets her daily needs by selling milk. Now, Amanbu wants to get a loan to buy a calf and with the rest of the loan she would purchase sheep for fattening and resale.

Altyn is twenty-five. She is married and has three children. To help her husband, who is a welder, she sells foodstuffs and earns US$ 130. She needs a loan to include more vegetables, fruit, and salads in her assortment.

Nazira is twenty-three. She is not married yet. However, for five years already she has lived independently in terms of finances, as she has been selling newspapers, magazines and some detergents. Nazira needs a loan to open a small shop to sell detergents out of.

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