To: Duane E Crawford
I chose this loan because... In memory of the life of Duane Crawford
Dedicated
March 12, 2014
by Viv Woolley
Kiva Loan Dedication
Manchesta Group
Retail
Dar es Salaam
Tanzania
Tanzania
$2,400
Loan
Amount
Amount
Melina is a mother of four children, two girls and two boys, who are in school. She is in her early forties. For three years now, Melina has made her life by selling firewood. She owns a big store at her home where she keeps her stock. She operates her business on an on demand basis, selling firewood whenever a customer demands. Melina is able to make a small monthly profit. This is Melina's first loan from Tujijenge Tanzania, which she will use to buy firewood stock to meet customer demand. She dreams that one day she will be ale to open another successful…
Melina is a mother of four children, two girls and two boys, who are in school. She is in her early forties. For three years now, Melina has made her life by selling firewood. She owns a big store at her home where she keeps her stock. She operates her business on an on demand basis, selling firewood whenever a customer demands. Melina is able to make a small monthly profit. This is Melina's first loan from Tujijenge Tanzania, which she will use to buy firewood stock to meet customer demand. She dreams that one day she will be ale to open another successful business. She will share this loan with her loan group Manchesta, which totals eight members. The members of the group will hold each other accountable for repaying the loan.
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