Gulbaira J., 42, is the leader of this group. She lives in the town of Toktogul, famous for having the biggest water reservoir in Kyrgyzstan. She is married and has three children. Gulbaira owns a small shop where she sells groceries, helped by her 17-year-old daughter. In the past six years, she has managed to open a shop and build a temporary building by her house. She would like to use this loan to increase the circulation of goods and add office supplies to her shop. If she succeeds, she plans to open a bigger shop.

Microcrediting helps poor regions of the world increase entrepreneurship and have steady employment. Microcrediting is a source of future growth, ending poverty and gaining credibility in the mainstream of the finance industry. It builds income and wealth and eliminates poverty. Microcreditors build trust and help during difficult times.

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This loan is brought to you by Mol Bulak Finance (MBF), a young, ambitious and socially-focused microfinance institution in Kyrgyzstan. MBF is strongly committed to the principles of sustainable development and upholds the triple bottom line – People (building human capital and taking care of its customers as well as society), Planet (keeping environmentally friendly) and Profit (earning revenue to expand autonomously). MBF is the only microfinance institute in Kyrgyzstan that delivers its services to customers 365 days a year. To learn more about MBF and view a video presentation about the organization, please visit: http://www.kiva.org/about/aboutPartner?id=135

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