Kiva Loans for BRAC Pakistan

Umer : Pakistan

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:50:04 PDT

$1,025 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2013

Umer is a 29-year-old enterprising man who has been running a shoe shop for 5 years. He has been selling quality shoes at a very reasonable rate due to which his sales are increasing day by day. He has 3 children and a wife. Umer has requested a loan from Kiva's partner BRAC Pakistan. With the help of this loan Umer would be able to expand his business. He would purchase new varieties of quality shoes to offer to his customers. This would increase his sales and net income. As they are living in a rented house Umer would purchase his own house with the profits. Umer is very thankful to Kiva and BRAC Pakistan.

Khalid : Pakistan

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:50:02 PDT

$725 of $1,025 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2013

Khalid is a 47-year-old man who lives with his family in Lahore, Pakistan. He is an old, poor person who cannot do much work due to back pain. He is the only earning person in the family and his family depends on his income. Since 2007, he has been operating a highly productive shoe business in the main market of the area. Presently, he is interested in purchasing a variety of shoes to offer more choices to his customers. This will help him to earn more income which will help to sustain his family life. He hopes that the loan will be effective for his business. He is thankful to Kiva and BRAC Pakistan.

Tariq : Pakistan

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:08 PDT

$650 of $1,225 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2013

Tariq is a 47-year-old, hardworking and diligent businessman. He lives in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, with his wife, two daughters and one son. Since 1998, Tariq has been running a small general store to generate an income for his family. He has requested a loan from Kiva’s partner BRAC Pakistan to expand his business. He wants to buy a variety of goods like milk, sugar, rice, soap, detergents, creams, etc., and to introduce some new items for his general store in order to fulfill the demands of his customers and increase his savings. He will reinvest the profit in the general store and use a part of it to pay for household expenses and the education of the children. Tariq is very thankful to Kiva and BRAC Pakistan for their support. He is very hopeful that the loan will be a productive one for himself and his family.