Rano Usmonova

Rano Usmonova is 44 years old. She is married and has three children. Rano is a woman determined to search for the best things in life and offer them to her dearly loved children. This eagerness means that she is always on the lookout for profitable new activities. She is accompanied and helped by her sister, who encouraged her to do this 15 years ago, when she moved to settle in her home town. She has devoted herself to selling women’s clothing, and now she is satisfied as her business has provided her with sufficient income to cover the cost of primary education for her four young children. Today Rano is requesting your help in getting a loan of 600 USD for the term of 6 months to add a new stock to her merchandise. Your support means a great deal to Rano. Please offer her your help!

More about Tajikistan and IMON International

Tajikistan is perhaps best known for its rich history, which includes a key post along the Silk Road; the end of Alexander the Great's rule; and with its famous great thinkers, philosophers, scientists and poets as: Rudaki, Ibn Sina (Avicenna), Firdousi, Omar Haiyam, Jomi, Mavlavi Rumi and many others. The country is home to communities that still speak the ancient Sogdian language, epic mountain passes, and a civilization that dates back to the 4th millennium BC. And, even today, it is a complex mixture of the Islamic faith, Soviet culture, New West culture and Central Asian traditions.

But, Tajikistan is also the poorest of the former Soviet republics. The civil war, which ignited soon after its independence from the U.S.S.R., further damaged the already weak economy. In addition, 93% of the country is mountainous and only 7% of the land is arable. These conditions have resulted in high levels of unemployment and have forced hundreds of thousands to seek work in other countries, mainly Russia. While the people of Tajikistan are working to improve its agricultural production and manufacturing sector, nearly two-thirds of the population still live in abject poverty.

IMON's History

Since December 2007, IMON International has worked closely with Kiva and Kiva lenders to ensure that poor and low income clients represent a viable business proposition. Funds raised through Kiva have already been distributed to thousands of IMON International's clients and will continue to provide thousands more with permanent access to the varied financial services they need. To learn more about IMON International's work, please visit: www.imon.tj

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