Kiva Loans for Bai Tushum :and: Partners

Kalyicha : Kyrgyzstan

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:30:04 PDT

$400 of $2,125 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Kalyicha is a fifty-five year old woman with six children. In 1980, she began an animal raising business with a starting capital of only 2,000 soms (KGS). Thanks to her hard work and dedication, her business has grown to consist of 5 cows with calves and 40 heads of small-horned cattle; the sale of milk and milk products brings in around 10,000 soms per month. In order to expand her business further, Kalyicha approached "Bai Tushum and Partners" with a request for a loan of 100,000 soms (KGS) in order to purchase a horse and a mare. Kalyicha plans to reinvest any profits from this loan into her business.

Anarkul : Kyrgyzstan

Sat, 26 May 2012 17:40:01 PDT

$200 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Anarkul is 49 years old, she is married and has five children. As a source of income for her family Arankul has been doing animal husbandry since 1994, a business she started with 10,000 som (KGS). Today Arankul's business has fifty heads of small horned cattle, two cows with calves and four horses which brings around 10,000 som a month in income. With a goal to further grow her business Anarkul has come to Bai Tushum and Partners for a loan in the amount of 70,000 KGS to buy additional heads of cattle. Anarkul plans to invest the income from the loan to further increase of her livestock.

Jyldys : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:02 PDT

$200 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Jyldys is a participant of the "Aysana" group. She is 47 years old. To provide a source of income for her family, Jyldys is involved in animal husbandry and farming. Her business contains two dairy cows, 2.5 hectares of owned and 1.5 hectares of leased land, where she grows corn and beats. In order to further develop her business, Jyldys requested a loan in the amount of 50,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy additional heads of livestock. She plans to invest the earnings into a continued expansion of her business.

Maripat : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:00:21 PDT

$1,200 of $2,675 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2012

Maripat is 59 years old, a widow and raised two children. In search of a source of income for her family, she started her own business in sales with an initial sum of 6,000 som (KGS). Thanks to persistence and hard work, Maripat was able to grow her business to have a monthly income of 25,000 som (KGS). Today, her merchandise selection is limited, and this is why Maripat requested a loan in the amount of 125,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to expand her merchandise selection. She plans to invest the earnings from the loan partially into her youngest son's wedding and partially into developing her business.

Gulmira : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:10:03 PDT

$675 of $1,725 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Gulmira is 22 years old. As her main source of income Gulmira has been offering food services since 2010, having started her business with 20,000 somoni (KGS). Today Gulmira's business earns around 30,000 somoni per month. In order to continue growing her business Gulmira has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 80,000 somoni (KGS) for the rental payment for a second cafeteria where Gulmira plans to work. Gulmira plans to use her profits from the loan to invest in the future expansion of her business and in the future Gulmira would like to buy the apartment that she currently rents.

Nurgul : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:20:03 PDT

$575 of $2,575 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Nurgul is 47 years old, married and has three children. She has been involved in animal husbandry for 22 years, having started this business with a purchase of a heifer. Thanks to Nurgul's hard work, today her business contains one cow with a calf, ten sheep with lambs and one horse. The monthly profit from sales of milk products amounts to 7,000 som. In order to further develop her business, Nurgul requested a loan in the amount of 120,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy dairy cows, which will allow her to increase milk volumes, and one bull for fattening up. She plans to invest the earnings from the loan into a continued increase of domestic livestock quantities.

Cholpon : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:00:18 PDT

$700 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Cholpon is fifty-one years old, married and has four children. Since 1996, farming and animal raising have been her main source of income. She began this business with 15,000 soms; today, she owns ten sheep, two horses and 0.9 hectares of land which she uses to plant beans on. Via the sale of milk and milk products, Cholpon's able to bring in about 12,000 soms (KGS) a month. Hoping to expand her business, Cholpon approached "Bai Tushum and Partners" with a request for 100,000 soms that she needs in order to purchase some dairy cows. She plans to invest proceeds from the loan back into her business.

Shakhabadkhan : Kyrgyzstan

Sun, 06 May 2012 12:00:13 PDT

$600 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Shakhabadkhan is fifty-eight years old, married and has four children. More than twenty-seven years ago, she started her business of animal raising from scratch. Thanks to hard work and dedication, Shakhabadkhan now boasts a cow, a calf, a bull and 0,81 hectares of land used for planting corn. In hope of expanding her business, she approached "Bai Tushum and Partners", requesting a loan of 100,000 soms (KGS) in order to purchase a pair of milking cows which will allow her to increase her milk production twofold. Shakhabadkhan is planning to reinvest profits from the loan into her business.

Gulmira : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:30:33 PDT

$425 of $1,725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Gulmira is 40 years old, married, and raising four children. To provide a primary source of income for her family, she has been working in animal husbandry since 2003, starting her business with an initial amount of 6,000 som (KGS). Today, Gulmira's farming business consists of 3 dairy cows, 2 horses, and 25 sheep. Profits from the sale of milk bring her close to 4,000 som per month. In order to further expand her business, Gulmira has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan in the amount of 80,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of sheep. She is planning to invest the earnings from her loan into further expanding her business.

Bujamal : Kyrgyzstan

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:20:03 PDT

$425 of $2,775 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Bujamal is 43 years old, married, and has 5 children. Bujamal has been engaged in livestock breeding since 1995, having started this business by buying sheep. Thanks to persistent work, Bujamal currently has 3 cows and 18 sheep on her farm. The income from selling milk and dairy products is around 30,000 com (KGS) per month. With an aim to further develop her business, Bujamal turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 130,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of young livestock - calves and lambs. Bujamal plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of livestock.

Chynarkul : Kyrgyzstan

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:20:04 PDT

$275 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 8, 2012

Chynarkul is 48 years old, married, and has five children. Chynarkul has been engaged in livestock breeding for a period of 20 years, having started this business with a sum of 500 som (KGS). Thanks to persistent work, Chynarkul currently has 3 cows, 8 horses and 15 sheep on her farm. The sale of milk and dairy products brings in around 10,000 som (KGS) per month. With an aim to further develop her business, Chynarkul turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 100,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of dairy cows, that will allow her to increase the milk production. Chynarkul plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of livestock.

Boldukan : Kyrgyzstan

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:30:03 PDT

$225 of $1,725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Boldukan is a member of the Terek-4 group. She is 43 years old. To provide for her family, Boldukan raises livestock. She has 2 dairy cows with calves and a horse. In oder to continue developing her business, Boldukan has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 80,000 som (KGS) to purchase additional livestock. She plans to invest her profits into further expansion of her business.

Jarkynai : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:30:04 PDT

$300 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Jarkynai, member of the group "Ak-Zsolt", is 28 years old and a mother of two children. As a source of income for the family, Jarkynai is involved in animal husbandry and farming. To date, Jarkynai's farm has two milk cows and 0.08 hectares of land where she grows potatoes and sunflowers. In order to further develop her business, Jarkynai turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan in the amount of 50,000 KGS to buy more cattle. With the revenue, Jarkynai plans to invest in a further increase in her business.

Mairamkul : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:40:03 PDT

$275 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Mairamkul, member of the "Ak-Zsolt" group, is 33 years old. As a source of income for the family, Mayramkul is involved in animal husbandry and farming. Today, Mairamkul's farm has two milk cows and 0.08 hectares of land with corn and potatoes. In order to further develop her business, Mairamkul turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan in the amount of 50,000 KGS to purchase additional livestock and fertilizer. With the revenue, Mairamkul plans to invest in a further increase in her business.

Chynara : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:30:02 PDT

$225 of $2,575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Chynara is 40 years old, married and bringing up four children. The main source of income for her family is Chynara’s livestock business, which she launched in 1998 with the starting capital of 2,000 KGS. Chynara’s farm now includes six cows, seven sheep and two horses, which brings in around 10,000 KGS per month from the sales of milk and dairy products. In order to develop her business further, Chynara applied to “Bai Tushum & Partners” for a loan in the amount of 120,000 KGS in order to buy some calves. Chynara plans to invest the resulting revenues in a further expansion of her livestock.

Parkhat : Kyrgyzstan

Tue, 15 May 2012 06:30:10 PDT

$275 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 15, 2012

Parkhat is forty years old, married and she has four children. Parhat works as a teacher in a local school, but in order to supplement her income she's bred and raised animals for the past thirty years. Her business, started from a sum of 5,000 soms, now provides her with a monthly income of around 15,000 soms, generated by the sale of milk and milk products. With the goal of expanding her business, Parkhat approached "Bai Tushum and Partners" with a request for 100,000 soms (KGS) in order to purchase some young livestock. She plans to reinvest money gained from the loan back into her business.

Taalaibek : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:02 PDT

$225 of $875 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Taalaibek is the leader of the "Aysana" group that unites two more women, participants. Taalaibek is 46 years old, married and has five children. To provide a source of income for his family, he became involved in animal husbandry 15 years ago by buying one cow for a start. Today his business contains three cows, two heifers and thirty sheep and yields about 10,000 som (KGS) per month from sales of milk and milk products. In order to further develop his business through farming, Taalaibek requested a loan in the amount of 40,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy fertilizers and fuel. He plans to invest the earnings into a continued expansion of his business.

Cholpon : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:10:03 PDT

$175 of $1,925 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Cholpon is a participant of the "Kurpuldok" group, married and raising two children. She is involved in animal husbandry and owns five dairy cows, two bulls and one horse. In order to further develop her business, Cholpon requested a loan in the amount of 90,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy additional heads of young livestock. She plans to invest the earnings into a further increase of livestock headcount.

Guljan : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:10:17 PDT

$200 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Guljan is a participant of the "Aynuska" group and married. She is involved in animal husbandry to provide a primary source of income. Today, Guljan owns one dairy cow, ten sheep and one horse. In order to further develop her business, Guljan requested a loan in the amount of 50,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy a horse. She plans to invest the earnings from the loan into a continued expansion of her business.

Mariya : Kyrgyzstan

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:10:09 PDT

$200 of $2,550 raised.

Started raising funds on May 19, 2012

Mariya is a 39-year-old widow. In order to provide a source of income for her family, she has been keeping cattle since 1995. Having started her business with 12,000 som (KSG), Mariya has achieved great success, and presently her farm earns roughly 20,000 som per month from sales of milk and dairy products. In order to continue developing her business, Mariya has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 120,000 som (KGS) to purchase more cattle. She plans to invest her profits from this loan into further expansion of her business.

Nazgul : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:20:02 PDT

$100 of $1,500 raised.

Started raising funds on May 21, 2012

Nazgul is 39 years old. She is married and bringing up four children. For 4 years, Nazgul has been growing produce and raising livestock. She launched this business with a starting capital of 5,000 KGS, which was used for planting potatoes. Thanks to Nazgul’s hard work, her farm now includes three cows and some farm land where she grows corn, potatoes and onions. Nazgul also takes care of a cherry orchard, which brings her an additional income during the harvest season. Sales of milk and vegetables bring Nazgul about 12,000 KGS monthly. Nazgul is a trained seamstress. She tries to share her experience and teaches sewing to local young women. In order to develop her business further, Nazgul has turned to “Bai Tushum and Partners” for a loan in the amount of 70,000 KGS in order to buy fertilizers for growing onions. Nazgul plans to use the resulting revenues in expanding her farm further.

Askat : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:10:03 PDT

$275 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2012

Askat is a participant of the "Bereke" group, married and raising two daughters and one son. Askat is involved in animal husbandry and has three dairy cows, one horse, twenty sheep and 2.5 hectares of land, where he grows clover. In order to further develop his business, Askat requested a loan in the amount of 50,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy a cow. He plans to invest the earnings from the loan into a continued expansion of his business.

Jamiykul : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:30:04 PDT

$325 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 27, 2012

Jamiykul is 57 years old and a widow, she has raised her son. In 2000, in search of a source income for her family, Jamiykul started her own business selling clothing, starting with a sum of 10,000 somoni (KGS). Thanks to her perseverance and hard work Jamiykul was able to grow her business to a monthly income of 6,000 somoni (KGS). Today her product assortment does not appear abundant and because of this Jamiykul has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 100,000 somoni (KGS) in order to expand her product assortment. Jamiykul plans to invest a portion of the income from the loan into the purchase of livestock as she has a shed for raising them and a portion into expanding her business.

Kenjeke : Kyrgyzstan

Thu, 03 May 2012 13:20:04 PDT

$150 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 3, 2012

Kenjeke is 54 years old, married, and has raised 2 children. She has been raising livestock since 2005, thereby providing the main source of income for her family. Presently, her farm has 6 cows, 1 horse, and 40 sheep. In order to continue developing her business, Kenjeke has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 100,000 som (KGS) to buy calves for fattening and resale. Kenjeke plans to invest her profits from this loan into further expansion of her business.

Chynara : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:50:04 PDT

$250 of $1,300 raised.

Started raising funds on Apr 30, 2012

Chynara is thirty-five years old, married and has two children. She began her business of raising animals in 2011 with a starting capital of 10,000 soms. It's currently her main source of income. Chynara's business has a monthly revenue of 5,000 soms from meat and milk product sales. Hoping to expand her business further, Chynara approached "Bai Tushum and Partners" with a request of 60,000 soms she needs to buy sheep. Chynara plans to invest the proceeds from the loan back into her business.

Kerezgan : Kyrgyzstan

Sun, 06 May 2012 16:30:02 PDT

$200 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Kerezgan is 45 years old, and married. Since 1994 Kerezgan has been involved in animal husbandry, after starting this business with 13,000 somi (KGS). Thanks to her hard work, Kerezgan's business now earns 17,000 somi (KGS) per month. In order to further develop her business, Kerezgan has asked Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 50,000 somi (KGS) for buying seeds for the new "Zhele" variety of potatoes. Kerezgan plans to invest the proceeds from the loan into expanding her business.

Viktoriya : Kyrgyzstan

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:10:03 PDT

$150 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Viktoriya is 31 years old, married, and has two children. She started raising livestock 5 years ago, starting with 10,000 som (KGS). Thanks to tireless work she today owns two dairy cows, whose milk earns her approximately 15,000 som (KGS) a month. Aiming at further development of her business, Viktoriya came to Bai Tushum and Partners for a 100,000 som (KGS) loan to buy dairy cows. She plans to invest profit from the loan into further increasing her holdings.

Bububatma : Kyrgyzstan

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:20:08 PDT

$150 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Bububatma is 51 years old, married, and has seven children. She has been raising livestock since 1985, when she started with 15,000 som (KGS). Thanks to her tireless work Bububatma now owns one milk cow, one bull calf, two sheep, and six goats. Sale of milk and dairy products bring in around 5,000 som per month. In order to further develop her business Bububatma came to Bai Tushum and Partners for a 100,000 som (KGS) loan to buy more livestock. She plans to invest income earned from the loan into future development of her business.

Guljan : Kyrgyzstan

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:30:02 PDT

$225 of $1,325 raised.

Started raising funds on May 6, 2012

Guljan is 42 years old and is raising four children. In 2004 she was in search of a source of income for her family when she began her own business in grocery sales with an initial 8,000 som (KGS) in capital. Thanks to her persistence and hard work Guljan was able to develop her business to the point where it is bringing in a monthly income of 15,000 som (KGS). Her current range of goods is somewhat limited so Guljan came to Bai Tushum and Partners for a 62,000 som (KGS) loan. She plans to invest the income earned as a result of the loan into development of the business, and also partly into savings for her children's college educations.

Zymyrat : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 07 May 2012 13:10:02 PDT

$100 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 7, 2012

Zymyrat is 39 years old, she is married and has raised six children. As a main source of income for her family Zymyrat has been doing field crop cultivation and animal husbandry since 1999, a business which she started with a capital of 10,000 som (KGS). Today her livestock consists of three cows, ten horses and ten sheep as well as 1,0 hectare of arable land where she grows barley. The sale of milk and dairy products brings around 10,000 som a month. With the goal to further grow her business Zymyrat has come to Bai Tushum and Partners for a loan in the amount of 100,000 KGS to buy additional heads of cattle. Zymyrat plans to invest the profit from the loan into further increase of her livestock.

Ainukul : Kyrgyzstan

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:30:02 PDT

$50 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Ainukul is 54 years old. She is married with two children. For 25 years, Ainukul has been raising livestock, having launched this business with the starting capital of 1,000 KGS. Thanks to Ainukul’s hard work, her livestock now includes seven dairy cows and seven sheep; sales of milk and dairy products bring in around 20,000 KGS per month. In order to continue developing her business, Ainukul turned to “Bai Tushum & Partners” for a loan of 100,000 KGS for the purchase of dairy cows, which will allow her to increase the volume of milk. Ainukul plans to use the revenues raised thanks to this loan toward further expansion of her livestock.

Mukhambet : Kyrgyzstan

Wed, 09 May 2012 12:50:02 PDT

$100 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Mukhambet is a leader of the group Terek 3 which unites two more women members. Mukhambet is 43 years old, he is married and has five children. As a source of income for his family Mukhambet started doing animal husbandry since 1992. The business which was started with a capital of 2,500 som (KGS) now brings around 10,000 som a month from the sale of milk and dairy products. With the goal to further grow his business Mukhambet has come to Bai Tushum and Partners for a loan in the amount of 100,000 KGS to buy additional heads of cattle. He plans to invest the income from the loan into further increase of his livestock.

Boldukan : Kyrgyzstan

Wed, 09 May 2012 14:10:03 PDT

$200 of $1,300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 9, 2012

Boldukan is a member of the Terek-3 group. She is 33 years old. As a source of income for her family, Boldukan raises livestock. With 1 dairy cow, 14 sheep, and 1 horse in her herd, Boldukan makes 4,000 som (KGS) per month. In order to continue developing her business, she has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 60,000 som (KGS) to purchase additional livestock. Boldukan plans to invest her profits into further expansion of her business.

Aitaly : Kyrgyzstan

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:20:02 PDT

$125 of $1,300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 10, 2012

Aitaly is a member of the Terek 4 group. He is 34 years old. In order to support his family, Aitaly raises livestock. Aitaly has one dairy cow and 10 sheep. Aytali also provides a service transporting cargo by truck during the harvest season, and also coal used by the locals in winters. In order to develop his business further, Aitaly turned to “Bai Tushum & Partners’ for a loan in the amount of 60,000 KGS to buy additional heads of cattle. Aitaly plans to use his revenues to expand his livestock further.

Kulpunai : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 11 May 2012 08:10:30 PDT

$75 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Kulpunai is the leader of the Ak-Joltoy group, which contains 3 other members. She is 35 years old, married, and has 3 children. To provide a source of income for her family, Kulpunai raises cattle and cultivates crops. Presently, her farm has 6 cows and 0.16 hectares of land where she grows potatoes and corn. In order to continue developing her business, Kulpunai has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 50,000 som (KGS) to buy more cattle. She plans to invest her profits into further expansion of her business.

Sanobarkhon : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:20:02 PDT

$50 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Sanobarkhon is a member of the Ak-Joltoy group. She is 42 and a mother of 2 children. To provide a source of income for her family, Sanobarkhon raises livestock and grows crops. Presently, her farm has 2 dairy cows and 2 heifers, as well as 0.24 hectares of land where she grows potatoes and corn. In order to continue developing her business, Sanobarkhon has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 50,000 som (KGS) to purchase additional cattle and some fertilizer. She plans to invest her profits into further expansion of her business.

Ayatkan : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 11 May 2012 22:30:03 PDT

$125 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 11, 2012

Ayatkan is 56 years old, married, and has 6 children. For the past 30 years, Ayatkan has been raising livestock, having started her business with a sum of 15,000 som. Thanks to her had work, Ayatkan's farm currently has 5 cows with calves, 30 sheep, and 4 mares. In order to continue developing her business, Ayatkan has turned to Bai Tushum & Partners for a loan of 100,000 som (KGS) to purchase more dairy cows, which will allow her to increase milk production. She plans to invest her profits from this loan into further increasing the size of her herd.

Mirgul : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:30:03 PDT

$100 of $2,900 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Mirgul is 27 years old, married, and has two children. Mirgul has been engaged in animal husbandry for a period of 6 years, after having started this business with 10 sheep. Thanks to persistent work, Mirgul currently has 5 dairy cows and 50 sheep at her farm, and the sale of milk and dairy products is 15,000 som (KGS) per month. With an aim to further develop her business, Mirgul turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 135,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of dairy cows, which will allow her to increase the milk production. Mirgul plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of livestock.

Chachykan : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:40:04 PDT

$125 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Chachykan is 47 years old, married, and has four children. Chachykan has been engaged in animal husbandry for a period of 20 years, after having started this business virtually from scratch. Thanks to persistent work, Chachykan currently has two dairy cows and 17 sheep at her farm, and the sale of milk and dairy products amounts to 17,000 som (KGS) per month. Chachykan further cultivates 0.94 hectares of her own and 3.0 hectares of rented land, where she grows melon and cotton. With an aim to further develop her business, Chachykan turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 100,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of sheep and goats and mineral fertilizers. Chachykan plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of animals.

Khazhu : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 14 May 2012 16:40:04 PDT

$100 of $2,575 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Khazhu is 58 years old, married, and has four children. Khazhu has been engaged in animal husbandry for a period of 25 years, after having started this business with a sum of 6,000 som (KGS). Thanks to persistent work, Khazhu currently has 2 dairy cows, 2 calves and 1 horse at her farm, and further 1.0 hectares of irrigated land, where she grows Bulgarian peppers. With an aim to further develop her business, Khazhu turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 120,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of three heifers. Khazhu plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of farm animals.

Nurjamal : Kyrgyzstan

Mon, 14 May 2012 17:20:03 PDT

$100 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 14, 2012

Nurjamal is forty years old, married and she has four children. With a starting capital of 12,000 soms, Nurjamal began an animal breeding business eight years ago. Thanks to her hard work, she now owns one milking cow, one horse, and a monthly income of 4,000 soms generated from the sale of milk. With the hope of expanding her business further, Nurjamal approached "Bai Tushum and Partners" with a request for 100,000 soms (KGS) in order to purchase a bull and some sheep. She plans to invest profits from the loan back into her business.

Ainura : Kyrgyzstan

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:50:04 PDT

$100 of $1,075 raised.

Started raising funds on May 17, 2012

Ainura is a participant of the "Tansuluu" group. She is 36 years old. To provide a source of income for her family, Ainura became involved in animal husbandry in 2006. Having two dairy cows in her business, she has a monthly profit in the amount of 5,000 som (KGS). In order to further develop her business through farming, Ainura requested a loan in the amount of 50,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy mineral fertilizers and cotton seeds. She plans to invest the earnings into a continued expansion of her business.

Janylmyrza : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:10:03 PDT

$75 of $2,150 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Janylmyrza is the leader of the "Kurpuldok" group and married. She is involved in animal husbandry, having started this business in 1982 with a sum of 6,000 som (KGS). Having three dairy cows, four horses and two bulls and earning a profit of about 15,000 som (KGS) per month from sales of milk and milk products, Janylmyrza intends to continue developing her animal husbandry business. In order to further grow her business, Janylmyrza requested a loan in the amount of 100,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company to buy additional heads of young livestock. She plans to invest the earnings into a further increase of livestock headcount.

Anarkul : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:02:03 PDT

$50 of $1,300 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Anarkul is a member of the group "Kurpuldok". She is 45 years old, married, and raising two children. Anarkul works at a school and as an additional income she is engaged in animal husbandry. Currently Anarkul has seven dairy cows, 9 bulls and 10 sheep at her farm. With an aim to further develop her business, Anarkul turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 60,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of a horse. Anarkul plans to invest the income from the loan in further developing her farm.

Rysbu : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:20:29 PDT

$75 of $2,900 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Rysbu is 63 years old, and married. Rysbu has been engaged in animal husbandry for a period of 15 years, having started this business with 20,000 som (KGS). Thanks to persistent work, Rysbu currently has three cows, 10 sheep and one horse on her farm, and the sale of milk and dairy products brings in around 15,000 som (KGS) per month. With an aim to further develop her business, Rysbu turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 135,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of dairy cows, which will allow her to increase the milk production. Rysbu plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of farm animals.

Aynaz : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:30:02 PDT

$100 of $1,725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Aynaz is 51 years old, and married. 25 years ago, Aynaz started working with animal husbandry, having started the business with the purchase of two sheep. Thanks to Aynaz' persistent work, her farm currently brings in around 12,000 som (KGS) per month from the sale of milk. With an aim to further develop her business, Aynaz turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 80,000 som (KGS) for purchasing additional heads of cattle. Aynaz plans to invest the income from the loan in further increasing the number of domestic animals.

Gulmira : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:40:04 PDT

$0 of $1,725 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Gulmira is 44 years old. After the breakup of the Soviet Union, Gulmira became engaged in animal husbandry, starting this business with a sum of 4,000 som (KGS). Thanks to Gulmira's persistent work, the farm currently includes two cows, two calves and two bulls, and brings in around 6,000 som (KGS) per month. With an aim to further develop her business, Gulmira turned to the organization "Bai Tushum & Partners" for a loan in the amount of 80,000 som (KGS) for the purchase of additional heads of cattle to fatten and resell. Gulmira plans to invest the income from the loan in repairing her house and further developing her farm.

Manzuura : Kyrgyzstan

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:50:03 PDT

$75 of $2,900 raised.

Started raising funds on May 18, 2012

Manzuura is 54 years old, married and raised five children. In search of a source of income for her family, she started her own business selling food products at a market in 2005. Thanks to her persistence and hard work, Manzuura was able to develop her business to have a monthly income of 30,000 som (KGS). Today, her product selection is still limited, and this is why Manzuura requested a loan in the amount of 135,000 som (KGS) from the "Bai-Tushum and Partners" company. She plans to invest the earnings from the loan partially into developing her business and partially into preparing a dowry for her daughter, who is getting married in autumn.

Nazgul : Kyrgyzstan

Sun, 20 May 2012 15:00:48 PDT

$75 of $2,125 raised.

Started raising funds on May 20, 2012

Nazgul is 35 years old, married, and has 4 children. For the past 10 years Nazgul has been raising livestock. She launched her business with 5,000 som (KGS). Thanks to her hard work Nazgul's farm now has three cows, eight horses, and 15 sheep. Sale of milk and dairy products earns her about 10,000 som (KGS) per month. To further develop her business Nazgul came to Bai Tushum and Partners for a 100,000 som (KGS) loan to buy dairy cows and thus increase milk production. She plans to use the profit earned through this loan to further expand her livestock herd.