Asilbek Shapei

Shapei Asilbek is 33 years old and lives with her mother, husband and two children in Bayan-Ulgii province in western Mongolia. She and her family live in a ger, a traditional Mongolian nomadic tent, and her two young sons both attend kindergarten. Asilbek manages a pharmacy with the help of her husband in her town. She is a doctor therefore sells a variety of medicines, and treats people in their shop. Due to it's location in a high traffic area near the local market, the pharmacy attracts many customers. Asilbek started her current business in 2005 after previously managing a medicine trading center in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. She then moved to Bayan-Ulgii and started a medicine transportation service between Russia and her province. Over the years, Asilbek has gained much business experience and built a positive reputation for her buisiness in the community. She says, "My future dream is to expand my pharmacy in order to increase my sales." She is requesting a 2,500,000 tugrug (~1750 USD) loan to purchase more medicine for his pharmacy.

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