Rita Cholponbaeva's Group

In addition, Rita keeps some cows and manages to sell twenty to twenty-five liters of milk a day. She discovered her spirit of enterprise back when her parents-in-law gave her a cow and five sheep as a wedding gift. It would have been quite natural to just gradually butcher the sheep for a meat supply and even to sell the cow, as it was some thirty years ago when she was young. However, she kept these animals, and by combining her earnings with her husband’s, they have been able to buy a lorry and furniture. Now, just from selling milk, she earns about $70 a month.

Rita has decided to apply for this loan because she wants to purchase seven sheep for breeding. Her ultimate goal is to increase the total livestock population, so that when her two sons marry, she will be able to help them build homes for themselves.

Rita’s partners are:

Akak, 33, has two children. Her husband is a hairdresser and she helps her husband earn their family’s living by selling milk. Akak hopes to get a loan to buy a calf. She would spend the rest of the loan for harvesting.

Dinara, 43, is divorced. She has raised one son. Dinara has diverse occupations: she teaches the Kyrgyz language at school, keeps a garden, and sells ten liters of milk a day. She needs a loan to buy a cow.

Venera, 44, is divorced. She has three children. She has worked as a teacher of Russian language and literature. She also sells milk, which greatly helps her cover most of the family expenses. She needs a loan to buy some sheep.

--- Where Did This Loan Come From? ---

This loan is brought to you by Mol Bulak Finance, a young and ambitious socially-focused MFI in Kyrgyzstan.

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