Kiva Loans for Hluvuku-Adsema

Carolina : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:00:11 PDT

$425 of $550 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Carolina is a widow and the mother of six children who are now adults and working. She lives in her own home with her family and also supports a nephew who lives with her. She has her own land where she produces various products to sell. With her current loan, she will buy construction materials (cement, iron, beams, and door frames) to continue the work on her home. In the future, she hopes to expand her agricultural area and to obtain a means of transportation for her products. To do this, she promises to make her payments on time so she can request more loans from Hluvuku. Her challenge is acquiring a way to provide drainage for her fields.

Casimiro : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 18:50:02 PDT

$75 of $625 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Casimiro is the father of six children, three of whom are in school. He lives in his own home with his family and doesn't support anyone else besides them. He has his own business selling various basic products. With his current loan, he will buy products (peanuts, flour, rice, beans, soap, sugar, etc.) to increase the quantity of his merchandise. In the future, he hopes to expand his business to increase his family's income and to improve their living conditions. He plans to make his payments on time so he can request more loans from Hluvuku. His challenge is the cost of living and increase in products at the market where he acquires his products to resell.

Bernardo : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:20:03 PDT

$250 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Bernardo is married and is the father of six children, two of whom are still in school. He lives in his own home with his family and also supports his grandmother and one nephew who live with him. He is a metal worker by profession. With his current loan, he will buy construction materials (beams, metal sheets, cement, sand, stone, etc.) to continue work on his home. In the future, he hopes to empower his children to finish college. To do this, he promises to make his payments on time so he can request more loans in the future. His main challenge is to finish his home to give more comfort to his family.

Carlos : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:20:02 PDT

$225 of $550 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Carlos is married and is the father of six children who are still in school. He lives in his own home with his family and doesn't support anyone else besides them. He has his own business selling basic goods. With his current loan, he will buy products (rice, peanuts, fish, flour, etc.) to increase the quantity of his merchandise. In the future, he hopes to increase his sales volume. To do this, he promises to make his payments on time to be able to request more loans. His main challenge is to invest even more in his business to increase his income.

Arnaldo : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 11:40:03 PDT

$125 of $375 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Arnaldo is married and is the father of 3 children, 2 of whom live in their own homes, and the youngest still goes to school. He lives in his own house with his family and also supports his nephew by sending him food. He works as a packer for a company that produces and sells bananas. With his current loan, he will buy construction materials (stone, a door, cement, sand, iron, etc.), to continue with the construction of his home. In the future, he wants to finish and furnish his home to improve the comfort of his family. He plans to make his payments on time so he can request more loans from Hluvuku. His biggest challenge is his salary and that it doesn't cover his home's needs.

Zelia : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:00:13 PDT

$25 of $450 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Zelia is married and is the mother of four children who are already adults. She lives in her own home with her family and also supports her mother-in-law and one grandson who live with her. She has her own business selling basic products. With her current loan, she will buy construction materials (sand, cement, stone, bricks, etc.) to continue work on her home. In the future, she hopes to expand her stand to be more diversified and to sell more products. To do this, she promises to make her payments on time to be able to request more loans. Her main challenge is investing even more into her business to increase her income.

Mario : Mozambique

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:30:04 PDT

$25 of $525 raised.

Started raising funds on May 26, 2012

Mario is married and is the father of three children, one of whom is in school. The other two are not of school age. He lives in his own home with his family and also supports his brother-in-law, who lives with him. He owns his own business selling various products. With his current loan, he will buy products (peanuts, beer, rice, soft drinks, etc.) to increase the quantity of his merchandise. In the future, he hopes to expand his business and his home and to make his relationship official. To do this, he promises to make his payments on time so he can request more loans in the future. His biggest challenge is the saturation of the market.